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MMT: "Any questions on that?" -- SILENCE
Robert Clark wrote:
"they've done thermal analysis of the areas of wherethere may be damaged tiles uh the analysis is not complete there is one case yet they wish to run but were just kind of jumping to the conclusion of all that um they do show obviously there's potential for significant tile damage here but, BUT THEY DO NOT INDICATE THAT THE THERMAL ANALYSIS DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A BURN THROUGH, there could be localized heating damage um obviously there is a lot of uncertainty in all this in terms of the size of the debris and where it hit and angle of incidence and uh its difficult" Use of the double-negative is common but it is often confusing. LOGICALLY what this phrase should mean is that the thermal analysis people WERE ALLOWING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. However, from the rest of the statement I gather what he means is that the analyses argues against catastrophic damage. It appears to be a double negative as written. I suspect that, as spoken, there was a pause after the first part, as in "But they do not indicate that the thermal analysis ... [pause] ... (it) does not indicate that there is a potential for a burn through." I added the [pause] and the unspoken (it). Many people speak this way. They start a sentence and revise it in real time. You pause, back up a few words, and continue. I'll be listening to the audio myself when I get some time this weekend. Not exactly a little light beach reading -- bp Proud Member of the Human O-Ring Society Since 2003 |
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