I was just outside in the parking lot here at work where I noticed two cars parked next to each other--a Jaguar XJR and a Toyota FJ Cruiser. The two cars had a total of 4 front windshield wipers, the same as any other two cars out of hundreds in the lot. But the Jag had one and the Toyota had three. This says something about statistics and averages and assumptions, but I can't figure out quite what it is. :D

I lean out the driver side window with a rag on a stick.

how does that skew the results?

I lean out the driver side window with a rag on a stick.

how does that skew the results?

Well, that depends. Do you do it from the passenger seat?

About windshield wipers:
Few people realize that they were invented by two French automotive engineers back in 1904. But it only gained popularity in 1906 after a German engineer improved on the design, by placing them on the outside....http://www.ugoplayer.com/forum/images/smilies/rofl1.gif

About statistics:
If Bill Gates joined the Cove, the average net worth of a Cover would be millions of dollars, even though mine and yours would not change a cent....:tg:

I was just outside in the parking lot here at work where I noticed two cars parked next to each other--a Jaguar XJR and a Toyota FJ Cruiser. The two cars had a total of 4 front windshield wipers, the same as any other two cars out of hundreds in the lot. But the Jag had one and the Toyota had three. This says something about statistics and averages and assumptions, but I can't figure out quite what it is. :D
law of averages?

I lean out the driver side window with a rag on a stick.

how does that skew the results?


You know, I have to do the same thing with my pickup because of the windshield wiper problem recall a while back. I had too many miles on my truck to qualify for the replacement. :(

Sidney, you crack me up. get it? windshield, crack me up?

OK, I guess that from the analysis on the data collected so far, we all have way too much time on our hands.:biglaugh:

Sidney, you crack me up. get it? windshield, crack me up?


Will you two be here all week? :D

Will you two be here all week? :D

Two shows a day, 3 on Saturdays.

Sidney, you crack me up. get it? windshield, crack me up?This expression has a totally different meaning in South Central LA. Be careful....:notme:

Will you two be here all week? :D

If they keep trying to drive while leaning out the window during rainstorms, they'll be in the hospital instead! :rolleyes:

And the failure rate of the Jaguar wiper is three times higher than the Toyota. But that does not matter, as the failure rate of the Jaguar is three times higher than the Toyota.

Given the Jaguar's overall failure rate, it is in the shop 80% of the time, leaving only 20% of road time. Given that 20%,and that most areas have rainfall like 5% of the time, the actual probability of the Jaguar coming in contact with rain, is... wait a minute.... carry your 2.. decimal place.. is this an 'and' or 'or'.... well... it's pretty small, trust me.

That is even assuming the rain is arrogant enough to fall on the Jaguar in the first place.

:)

Only a woman could think so rationally (Mary Anderson) (http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/anderson.html) ...

This expression has a totally different meaning in South Central LA. Be careful....:notme:

some neighborhoods here, also.:mad:

Two shows a day, 3 on Saturdays.Dont' forget to tip your waitress!

While driving through New York State, I noticed that the law requires that you turn on your headlights if you are using your windshield wipers. I smell a money making opportunity in a retrofit kit for cars to do that automatically in vehicles that lack DRL. However, my first thought was: "What if I'm on intermittent wipe? Will they give me a ticket because I'm blinking my lights and they think I'm signaling speeders in the opposing lanes?"

Sometimes I am frightened by my own thought patterns.:mg:

did you hear the one about the hitch-hiking engineer?

A trucker picked him up, on a rainy, foggy night.
Truck driver: "Say, I think that I have a problem with my blinkers on your side, will ya stick your head out the window and tell me whether they are working?"
Engineer: "Sure." commotion ensues as the engineer gets the window down and works himself into a position where he can get his head out to see........
"uh, no, wait yes!, no, yes, no, yes, no"

I have had enough trouble seeing during a hard rain with 2 wipers going fiull blast, could 1 wiper do the job effectively in a bad down pour ?

If my rain-x is still holding up, I don't have to turn them on at all !

I have had enough trouble seeing during a hard rain with 2 wipers going fiull blast, could 1 wiper do the job effectively in a bad down pour ?

If my rain-x is still holding up, I don't have to turn them on at all !

Of course regardless of how many wipers a vehicle has, I've only ever seen one in front of the driver.

JAmes

But is one big one effective in severe weather?
Wipers that is.:notme:

I think I'll just pay a squeegie-kid to sit on the hood and clean them for me during inclement weather. :notme: