good point on the control. I did try to emphasize the prediction aspect with the sword tree example instead of like the felurian or ambrose scenes, which are impossible.
But some belief algorithms can pay rent in “superpowers” I think. There are things much easier to control than awful nonlinear fluid dynamics.
Edit: also, do you think in possible future versions of this concept I should avoid the fictional examples?
The point of bringing up fictional examples was that it is actually a really good example of what I’m talking about and some people are familiar with it.
Care to name a few that you think can be “superpowers”?
I have no objection to using fictional examples, especially when it illustrates a point perfectly. Just be sure to buffer it with real-world examples. You did a good job mentioning occupations that can viscerally feel physics. I did find it rather surprising that you didn’t mention basketball players’ understanding of parabolas. That was the first example I thought of right after reading the word “machinist”.
superpowers is a bit of an exaggeration. I don’t know many we can get gains in, but having a more intuitive than mathematical understanding of everyday physics should lead to some interesting abilities. For example, derivable from solid mechanics equations is the fact that a shallow cut on the back of a wood beam will allow you to break it with maybe 1⁄3 of the force. More brittle materials work even better. I’m sure there are others. I’ll keep thinking.
The basketball example is a really good one, thanks.
For example, derivable from solid mechanics equations is the fact that a shallow cut on the back of a wood beam will allow you to break it with maybe 1⁄3 of the force. More brittle materials work even better.
Holy crap! That’s awesome!
I’ve taken a metal smithing class for several semesters, and noticed that an understanding of the physics involved makes one much better at producing the results desired. The teacher has an excellent balance of knowledge and feeling-about-the-knowledge. It is an admirable trait, feeling what you know.
Edit: also, do you think in possible future versions of this concept I should avoid the fictional examples? The point of bringing up fictional examples was that it is actually a really good example of what I’m talking about and some people are familiar with it.
Can you make the point with non-fictional examples? If not, then it seems like generalizing from fictional evidence. A lot of what Kvothe can do is simply intractable, and so using him as an example seems like magical thinking rather than someone familiar with real-world optimization models.
good point on the control. I did try to emphasize the prediction aspect with the sword tree example instead of like the felurian or ambrose scenes, which are impossible.
But some belief algorithms can pay rent in “superpowers” I think. There are things much easier to control than awful nonlinear fluid dynamics.
Edit: also, do you think in possible future versions of this concept I should avoid the fictional examples? The point of bringing up fictional examples was that it is actually a really good example of what I’m talking about and some people are familiar with it.
Care to name a few that you think can be “superpowers”?
I have no objection to using fictional examples, especially when it illustrates a point perfectly. Just be sure to buffer it with real-world examples. You did a good job mentioning occupations that can viscerally feel physics. I did find it rather surprising that you didn’t mention basketball players’ understanding of parabolas. That was the first example I thought of right after reading the word “machinist”.
superpowers is a bit of an exaggeration. I don’t know many we can get gains in, but having a more intuitive than mathematical understanding of everyday physics should lead to some interesting abilities. For example, derivable from solid mechanics equations is the fact that a shallow cut on the back of a wood beam will allow you to break it with maybe 1⁄3 of the force. More brittle materials work even better. I’m sure there are others. I’ll keep thinking.
The basketball example is a really good one, thanks.
Holy crap! That’s awesome!
I’ve taken a metal smithing class for several semesters, and noticed that an understanding of the physics involved makes one much better at producing the results desired. The teacher has an excellent balance of knowledge and feeling-about-the-knowledge. It is an admirable trait, feeling what you know.
Can you make the point with non-fictional examples? If not, then it seems like generalizing from fictional evidence. A lot of what Kvothe can do is simply intractable, and so using him as an example seems like magical thinking rather than someone familiar with real-world optimization models.
It wasn’t supposed to be evidence. It was an “alice and bob”-type illustration story that happens to exist in fiction.
I’ll use better examples in future tho.