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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 109399" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>Not so fast with the assumptions. The environment for an O2 molecule in the exhaust pipe is like that in a Tokyo subway car at 5pm. The last person who manages to force his way through the door doesn't proceed on to the back of the car, but the pressure due to his presence <em>does</em> make it to the back of the car. Similarly, an O2 molecule sucked back up the exhaust pipe doesn't make it all the way to the exhaust port, but the pressure does. As long as a minimally-intrusive oxygen sensor is placed far enough up the pipe that oxygen doesn't make it that far then its reading will not be affected by the fresh O2 molecules that are further downstream. </p><p>In times like these I take refuge in the words of Voltaire: <em>'Toute phrase qui a besoin d'explication, ne pas mèrite pas qu'on l'explique' ('Not everything that needs explanation, merits explanation')</em>. Also, an invaluable piece of advice I was given years ago, after I had accepted my university position but before I had taken it up, is relevant. A good friend with infallible political instincts (who rapidly rose to become Chancellor of the entire ten-campus University of California system) said to me that <em>"You probably think everything worth doing is worth doing well, don't you."</em> <em>"Yes, yes,"</em> the young me eagerly responded. <em>"Wrong,"</em> he replied, <em>"Not everything that has to be done actually needs to be done well, and if you don't learn to correctly prioritize your time you'll be a failure."</em> </p><p></p><p>As an example, I had no choice but to sit through countless meetings during my years at the university. But, I quickly developed the skill to hear the general drone in the background as I read research papers, edited manuscripts, or did other work that was important to my career. When a certain lull in intensity happened I knew it was time for a vote. So, I paid attention for the next 30 sec. and then went back to doing what <em>did</em> need to be done well. In contrast, when some important task needed to be done administrators would appoint me Chair of a committee tasked with getting it done.</p><p></p><p>In the context of motorcycles, I've heard it said that someone either does quality work, or sloppy work, but the same person can't do both because sloppy work causes bad habits. That may be true for some people, but it's definitely not true in general. But, I digress...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 109399, member: 2806"] Not so fast with the assumptions. The environment for an O2 molecule in the exhaust pipe is like that in a Tokyo subway car at 5pm. The last person who manages to force his way through the door doesn't proceed on to the back of the car, but the pressure due to his presence [i]does[/i] make it to the back of the car. Similarly, an O2 molecule sucked back up the exhaust pipe doesn't make it all the way to the exhaust port, but the pressure does. As long as a minimally-intrusive oxygen sensor is placed far enough up the pipe that oxygen doesn't make it that far then its reading will not be affected by the fresh O2 molecules that are further downstream. In times like these I take refuge in the words of Voltaire: [i]'Toute phrase qui a besoin d'explication, ne pas mèrite pas qu'on l'explique' ('Not everything that needs explanation, merits explanation')[/i]. Also, an invaluable piece of advice I was given years ago, after I had accepted my university position but before I had taken it up, is relevant. A good friend with infallible political instincts (who rapidly rose to become Chancellor of the entire ten-campus University of California system) said to me that [i]"You probably think everything worth doing is worth doing well, don't you."[/i] [i]"Yes, yes,"[/i] the young me eagerly responded. [i]"Wrong,"[/i] he replied, [i]"Not everything that has to be done actually needs to be done well, and if you don't learn to correctly prioritize your time you'll be a failure."[/i] As an example, I had no choice but to sit through countless meetings during my years at the university. But, I quickly developed the skill to hear the general drone in the background as I read research papers, edited manuscripts, or did other work that was important to my career. When a certain lull in intensity happened I knew it was time for a vote. So, I paid attention for the next 30 sec. and then went back to doing what [i]did[/i] need to be done well. In contrast, when some important task needed to be done administrators would appoint me Chair of a committee tasked with getting it done. In the context of motorcycles, I've heard it said that someone either does quality work, or sloppy work, but the same person can't do both because sloppy work causes bad habits. That may be true for some people, but it's definitely not true in general. But, I digress... [/QUOTE]
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