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If you can fight your way past the overwhelming number of ads and popups on the website, you'll see that Sanderson opens her little piece with the introduction, "Car Sonar Sensors- How Do They Work?" and then goes on to... well, not tell us how they work any more than
"Sonar is an acronym for Sound Navigation and Ranging and is used in cars in auto sonar. Sonar is used by bats to find their way around in the night. This system is called echolocation. Bats use sonar to see at night and to detect insects and objects. They, like dolphins, also use sonar for communication. Humans use auto sonar to help with reverse parking.Now, when we see the word "how" in a section heading, we expect something more definitive than "This system is called echolocation," but that's about as technical as Sharifa is willing to get. No, wait, she then goes on to explain that
Sonar gives the precise bearing to a particular target from a submarine. It also gives the target’s course, speed and range..."
"Active sonar used in reverse parking sensors works by sending out a pulse of sound and listening for echoes of the pulse. Parking sensors are also called rear parking sensors, back up parking sensors, reverse parking sensors or even garage parking sensors. This parking sensor helps prevent damage to your car and garage... The use of auto sonar cuts down on backing accidents by improving reverse parking. The sonar devices used in cars to aid in obstacle detection are known as ultrasonic parking backup sensors." |
| Most of Sanderson's ouvre at D2C concerns "natural cures," which makes her attempted move from pseudoscience to real science even more confusing. Nevertheless, we feel it our duty to award her for her efforts: that's why Sharifa is the Antisocial Network's Dumbass of the Day. As an aside, with grammar like that, we kinda feel for her ESL students... |
¹ This website is now defunct, but you can see the post using the Wayback machine at archive.org. Its URL was http://dailytwocents.com/car-sonar-helps-drivers-parking/
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2 comments:
You know, people who don't know you may think you're the type who likes to put others down. They may also think you are someone who likes to show off their knowledge, just to make others seem inferior to you. Sometimes it's good to look for the good in others, instead of labeling them.
The title of the article indicates that it is about how the technology helps drivers. People who want deep physics would be looking for another article. The best known scientists understand how to sum up information quickly, not show off with explanations that are unnecessarily long.
The illustration most people remember when it comes to most scientific concepts is simple, and people are sometimes wary of unnecessary technical information, since it can seem that the speaker is not focused on the main idea.
Your extracts show that the article focused on the main idea.
I looked at the article at archive.org, and it's total crap, expecially the part where you say... errr, "Sharifa" says that "Sonar makes it simple for drivers to operate their cars with ease and safety. They are relatively easy to install and prevent collisions and injuries."
The only DIY parking assist devices you can buy (with the exception of a backup camera) are products that install in your garage. That is, unless you feel comfortable cutting holes in your bumpers and adding a new circuit to your vehicle's electrical system. Maybe that's where that Bsc.-Electronics and Mathematics would come in handy, "Halle."
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