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BigBen · 05-24-2005, 12:42 PM

Experience always tops knowledge, IMHO.

No matter how many times I tell people, "Don't do that. I did that and it was a bad mistake. Please do it this way." People still do it the way they see fit.

Only on safety issues do the roles reverse:

'If you do it this way, you will rip your fucking arm off... Look at this picture of the person who did it this way.'

You will get a pretty strong response if you impart knowledge in a way that the people can "experience" it safely.

Am I making any sense at all??

05-24-2005, 12:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	Experience always tops knowledge, IMHO. No matter how many times I tell people, "Don't do that. I did that and it was a bad mistake. Please do it this way." People still do it the way they see fit. Only on safety issues do the roles reverse: 'If you do it this way, you will rip your fucking arm off... Look at this picture of the person who did it this way.' You will get a pretty strong response if you impart knowledge in a way that the people can "experience" it safely. Am I making any sense at all?? __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.