The mental processes of the Musket -

"Well, here's a chap who has some sort of education in science but clearly not up to my PhD in mechanical vibration. How should I respond to him? I could present a coherent logical argument to make him realise the error of his ways or I could listen to what he has to say to see whether or not he has a valid point to make.

Sod it! This is Mudcat.

DOZY SOD!

P.S. DId you follow that link in my "parting shot"? Probably not. It included the lines -

Thus the new theory of gravitation diverges widely from that of Newton with respect to its basal principle. But in practical application the two agree so closely that it has been difficult to find cases in which the actual differences could be subjected to observation.