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Old 11-20-2007, 04:31 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by TheMercenary View Post
No, it is risk benifit ratio. It is decisions not make in a box by one person.
A "risk benifit ratio" exists only where one has no basic knowledge. Meanwhile, while at a launch site, engineers who don't even work on the Shuttle were telling me of hundreds of problems (just a serious) that were also ignored. Roger's commission later listed many of those masisve problems - completely unacceptable - that engineers well understood - and were ignored.

After a murder of seven Challenger astronauts, the Roger's Commission listed 200 problems so major - so far beyond any "risk benifit ratio" - that the Space Shuttle could not fly again until all 200 were fixed; without exception. Many were the same problems noted by my engineering peers - who did not even work on the Shuttle.

"Risk benifit ratio". TheMercenary claims this number exists but does not provide the number? No numbers? Then he must be lying. Even engineers I worked with who did not work on the Shuttle knew it was worse than bad - well beyond any "risk benifit ratio". They were all that adament. "Mission Accomplished" also was justified using the same mythical "risk benifit ratio" reasoning.

The solution was easy. Air temperature had to increase so that the O rings would stay sealed - not fail as they almost did exactly same way one year earlier. But then a Shuttle and seven souls are completely expendible according the TheMercenary who has a 'risk benifit ratio'. Oh. TheMercenary did not know of that other near disaster - and he is still an expert? He says only he has the number. We cannot be trusted with the number.

TheMercenary demonstrates why people can get away with murder. An invented "risk benifit ratio" meant there was zero risk to those performing the murder. Notice what the number really measures. 'Risk benifit ratio' to the murders was in their favor. Screw the astronauts. Classic MBA thinking were only the "I" is important.
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