Very sad to note the passing of such a figure who influenced the sounds
we heard and still hear...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17632188
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Tony Sayer

On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:08:30 +0100, tony sayer wrote:

Very sad to note the passing of such a figure who influenced the sounds
we heard and still hear...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17632188

I love that the BBC showed the clip from Spinal Tap, and had an interview
with the Spinal Tap creator..



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Very sad to note the passing of such a figure who influenced the sounds
we heard and still hear...

And without whom, many people people would be able to hear a lot
better than they can.

-- Richard

Richard Tobin wrote:
In article ,

Very sad to note the passing of such a figure who influenced the sounds
we heard and still hear...

And without whom, many people people would be able to hear a lot
better than they can.

-- Richard

Fortunately it only affected people people, and for us antisocial
unpeople people it never proved an issue.

For unpeople people the greatest danger of course is the Ipod/Walkman
style earphones which are routinely capable of subjecting the ear to a
far higher sound pressure and for far more hours in a day than a
Marshall stack ever did.


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To people who know too much, it is a sad fact
that they know how little is really possible -
and how hard it is to achieve it.

"Richard Tobin" wrote in message
...

In article ,

Very sad to note the passing of such a figure who influenced the sounds
we heard and still hear...

And without whom, many people would be able to hear a lot
better than they can.


People have proven conclusively that by behaving unwisely, they were able to
destroy their hearing with amplifiers that max out in the range of a few
dozen milliwatts.

With technical power often comes the ability to do good or ill, to oneself,
and others.

I'm not ready to criticize Henry Ford for making the automobile more
available to the masses, despite the grievous damage that has been done with
them.

On 06/04/2012 13:08, Arny Krueger wrote:
"Richard wrote in message
...

In ,

Very sad to note the passing of such a figure who influenced the sounds
we heard and still hear...

And without whom, many people would be able to hear a lot
better than they can.


People have proven conclusively that by behaving unwisely, they were able to
destroy their hearing with amplifiers that max out in the range of a few
dozen milliwatts.

With technical power often comes the ability to do good or ill, to oneself,
and others.

I'm not ready to criticize Henry Ford for making the automobile more
available to the masses, despite the grievous damage that has been done with
them.


Perhaps you are on the side of the American car industry trying to
discredit Ralph Nadar so that they could continue to make dangerous
vehicles.



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Michael Chare

"Michael Chare" mUNDERSCOREnews@chareDOTorgDOTuk wrote in message
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On 06/04/2012 13:08, Arny Krueger wrote:
"Richard wrote in message
...

In ,

Very sad to note the passing of such a figure who influenced the sounds
we heard and still hear...

And without whom, many people would be able to hear a lot
better than they can.


People have proven conclusively that by behaving unwisely, they were able
to
destroy their hearing with amplifiers that max out in the range of a few
dozen milliwatts.

With technical power often comes the ability to do good or ill, to
oneself,
and others.

I'm not ready to criticize Henry Ford for making the automobile more
available to the masses, despite the grievous damage that has been done
with
them.


Perhaps you are on the side of the American car industry trying to
discredit Ralph Nadar so that they could continue to make dangerous
vehicles.

Umm "continue to make dangerous vehicles"?

The US has some of the highest safety standards for automobiles in the
world, and tests cars to ensure that they are being met.

Not even Ralph Nader shows much interest in the issue any more - that was so
1960s.

On 06/04/2012 18:03, Arny Krueger wrote:
"Michael Chare"mUNDERSCOREnews@chareDOTorgDOTuk wrote in message
...
On 06/04/2012 13:08, Arny Krueger wrote:
"Richard wrote in message
...

In ,

Very sad to note the passing of such a figure who influenced the sounds
we heard and still hear...

And without whom, many people would be able to hear a lot
better than they can.


People have proven conclusively that by behaving unwisely, they were able
to
destroy their hearing with amplifiers that max out in the range of a few
dozen milliwatts.

With technical power often comes the ability to do good or ill, to
oneself,
and others.

I'm not ready to criticize Henry Ford for making the automobile more
available to the masses, despite the grievous damage that has been done
with
them.


Perhaps you are on the side of the American car industry trying to
discredit Ralph Nadar so that they could continue to make dangerous
vehicles.

Umm "continue to make dangerous vehicles"?

The US has some of the highest safety standards for automobiles in the
world, and tests cars to ensure that they are being met.

Not even Ralph Nader shows much interest in the issue any more - that was so
1960s.


It was GM who tried to discredit him following the publication of his
book "Unsafe at any Speed" in 1965.



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Michael Chare

"Michael Chare"

The US has some of the highest safety standards for automobiles in the
world, and tests cars to ensure that they are being met.

Not even Ralph Nader shows much interest in the issue any more - that was
so
1960s.


It was GM who tried to discredit him following the publication of his book
"Unsafe at any Speed" in 1965.


** That was due to one chapter where he severely criticised the Chevrolet
Corvair.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair

The car was crappy and unsafe in an accident, but so was the VW beetle and
many others at the time.



.... Phil

"Phil Allison" wrote in message
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"Michael Chare"

The US has some of the highest safety standards for automobiles in the
world, and tests cars to ensure that they are being met.

Not even Ralph Nader shows much interest in the issue any more - that
was so
1960s.

It was GM who tried to discredit him following the publication of his
book "Unsafe at any Speed" in 1965.

** That was due to one chapter where he severely criticised the Chevrolet
Corvair.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair

The car was crappy and unsafe in an accident, but so was the VW beetle and
many others at the time.

Having actually owned a 1965 Corvair and after putting about 100,000 miles
on it - I can say from experience that the lack of crashworthiness was only
part of its inherent danger. Its handling was, err unusual. And this was for
the 1965 model with the allegedly highly improved Corvette-style rear
suspension. The 1960 edition was far worse.

BTW, I also put significant mileage on a VW Beetle a VW Van, and a Renault
Dauphine, all rear-engine IRS small sedans. The latter was the most
seriously flawed of the three. It was IMO literal death-bucket. Compared to
it, the 1965 Corvair was a picture of stability, except of course it was
still pretty unstable if maneuvered with vigor either accidentally or
intentionally.