Re: Disc brake maintenance tips

On 6/26/2024 10:43 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:09:17 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
 

On 6/24/2024 7:44 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 6/24/2024 12:22 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

  Kids seem to be indestructible.

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A couple years ago, a kid in Hudson, Ohio (a place I visit
frequently) was killed while riding his bike on a sidewalk.
It's too bad nobody told him a bit about the danger that
killed him.
>
Kids are resilient, but far from indestructible.
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Two different things.
The unfortunate child was uninformed but not hesitant.
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Mr Liebermann may have meant 'undaunted' and not
'indestructible'.

 Nope.  I meant indestructible.  Undaunted implies that the kid rode on
the sidewalk KNOWING that it might be dangerous.  The sidewalk might
not have been the cause of death.  Undaunted means:
"not afraid to continue doing something or trying to do something even
though there are problems, dangers, etc."
 Kids tend to collect numerous minor injuries and recover quickly while
learning what works and what doesn't.  It's called trial and error.
It's the same for doing "stupid" things for no obvious reason.
Unfortunately, as we get older, we lose the spirit of adventure and
willingness to experiment that helps kids learn.  The minor injuries
escalate into major injuries and the learning experience shifts from
trial and error, to reading the instructions and warning labels before
operating.  Therefore, to prevent this fatal tragedy, one would only
need to have attached a suitable warning label to the bicycle. "Riding
on the sidewalk might be fatal" should be a sufficient to prevent
further fatalities caused by dangerous sidewalk bicycle riding.
 Back to painfully stacking firewood.  I'm undaunted by the possibility
of injuring myself (probably by tripping on a log) but nevertheless, I
blunder onward.
 

OK, I get that, and you're right, and it's an important feature of humans.
Better we should retain some of that childlike spirit over a lifetime!
Maybe I'm missing something but what's the difference between 'crushed to death' and 'destroyed'?
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Andrew Muzi
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