2011/10/12 Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com>: > Jouni Valkonen <jounivalko...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> It had nothing to do with Rossi, but Mats Lewan was the culprit, because >> he failed to measure all the necessary variables. > > 1. Lewan did the best he could under difficult circumstances. > 2. All the necessary variables (parameters) should have been recorded on a > computer and uploaded to the Internet in a spreadsheet. This is the 21st > century. > 3. The equipment configuration, especially the 20 m hose attached to the > cooling water outlet, prevented people from confirming the outlet > temperature. This was a grievous fault. It is the largest source of > uncertainty. > 4. Critical parameters should have been recorded with multiple instruments, > with all values recorded on computer.
But if you do not have such a fancy toys around, then you have to improvise. . . –Jouni