The Vent and Rant Thread

[DNSB]

You could try the REI Co-op Rainier Rain Jacket. See REI Mens Rain Jackets. I picked up one on sale at their store in Bellingham on a trip to the USA. Another choice might be the Arc'teryx Beta which my daughter-in-law purchased for my son as a present last Christmas. It replaced his Helly Hanson rain jacket as a lighter and easier to move in jacket. OTOH, he loves it for the Grouse Grind.

The rant part comes when you start looking at what some people call rain jackets. One my DIL looked at was basically a garbage bag with arm and neck holes. Kinda like the emergency ponchos I ended up wearing at some music festivals.

[jbjb]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Velocity, yes. It's a very popular baseball analytic that announcers are now all regurgitating. My personal feeling is that if "velocity" seems too lengthy to fit into normal conversation, maybe try "speed". It's only one syllable compared to velo's two.

1) A pitcher's "velo going down" may indicate an issue.

2) The "exit velo" of a ball off the bat is a metric that might be useful to managers and statisticians, but is not relevant to a fan's excitement for (or disappointment of) a home run.

And (at the risk of being nerdy), "speed" is a more accurate term than "velocity" for what (I assume) is being measured in those stats.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by jbjb

And (at the risk of being nerdy), "speed" is a more accurate term than "velocity" for what (I assume) is being measured in those stats.

But velocity sounds so much classier!

[PeterT]

One of my pet peeves is the use of "rate of speed" by the police.

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[Hitch]

Originally Posted by DNSB

But velocity sounds so much classier!

Mo' syllables, of course, equate to being more intelligent. Everybody knows THAT!

Hitch

[Deskisamess]

When used in baseball, exit velocity refers to the rate and direction of the ball leaving the bat, not just the rate/speed it's moving.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Found out the hard way that my rain jacket has developed leaks in the shoulder seams - finished my walk with water running down both arms ... *sigh*

Any recommendations for reasonably priced replacement? My newly ventilated jacket is a Zorrel that's not made any more.

I have some Columbia Jackets that I got at an outlet shop. They are quite good and they have a very good warranty. The winter jacket I got had a problem with the zipper. Just brought it back and it was replaced with the current version at the time. No hassle at all.

One is my winter jacket and the other works well as a rain coat. It's a fairly lightweight coast with a hood. It is lined with the silver space lining to keep you comfortable.

[BetterRed]

When were comparative and superlative adjectives banned, by whom were they banned, and under what authority. Sick of more this and most that, instead of thiser and thatest

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

When used in baseball, exit velocity refers to the rate and direction of the ball leaving the bat, not just the rate/speed it's moving.

How does it involve direction when it's only ever given in MPH? The launch angle is a separate statistic. It's worthless to the average human watching as well.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

How does it involve direction when it's only ever given in MPH?

Without knowing (or caring) anything about the specifics of baseball, the direct answer could possibly be that it pertains to one implicit vector, like the rate at which ball covers ground distance regardless of angle up or down. Or vice versa. It often turns out that these speed vs velocity disagreements come down to whether one counts an assumed direction in the definition or not.

[DiapDealer]

To my knowledge, exit velocity has only ever been the speed of the ball immediately after it leaves the bat. They're definitely using the term "velocity" incorrectly -- it should be exit speed (just one more reason I hate hearing announcers use the term).

MLB defines it thusly:

Exit Velocity measures the speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact. This is tracked for all Batted Ball Events -- outs, hits and errors.

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/statcast/exit-velocity

[ownedbycats]

My cat has apparently decided that my only purpose in life is to give her scritches.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

My cat has apparently decided that my only purpose in life is to give her scritches.

Cats have always thought and are always going to think that the sole purpose of humans is to serve them. One of mine doesn't even want to drink from a bowl (yes, I change the water twice daily), he wants me to hold a cup of water under his nose. Mind, not put a cup down in front of him, no. I have to HOLD the cup while he drinks. Several times a day.

Yes, it's my own fault, of course.

[ownedbycats]

Oh no my monthly Amazon order is being delivered by Purolator

[ownedbycats]

The last couple of week, I've seen an ad for a certain pharmaceutical on TV that's basically just a bunch of people standing around and repeating the name of the medication over and over to where it gets ridiculous:

"I take [name of medication]!"
"My dad takes [medication] too!"
"I should ask my doctor about [medication]!"
then the narrator says to ask your doctor about [medication].

Upon further research, if I understand right this is caused by a very baffling rule here in Canada where an advertisement for a medication can either state the name of the medication or its purpose, but not both.

Yeah, I haven't a clue either; just ban the damned things.