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William Seger

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5. Editor apparently hoodwinked by pseudosciencey bullshit
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 10:56 AM
Sep 2016
NOTE FROM THE EDITORS
This feature is somewhat different from our usual purely scientific articles, in that it contains some speculation. However, given the timing and the importance of the issue, we consider that this feature is sufficiently technical and interesting to merit publication for our readers. Obviously, the content of this article is the responsibility of the authors.


The editor may have thought the article was "sufficiently technical" since it came from two retired professors and a mechanical engineer, but none of the authors have any actual training or experience in structural mechanics. On the other hand, qualified experts have refuted their technical arguments for years, as the editor would have found with a little research, using both real science and common sense. I predict that the technical feedback on this article will be brutal enough that the editor apologizes for publishing it.

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