Probably not testing, but rather demonstrating to potential buyers (the pig in the background). It sells better, and demonstrates the seller’s conviction that the product works.
Mind mentioning where I said this was the first test?
I think OP is just grabbing posts from “fakehistoryporn” off Reddit and not understanding the difference…
You do realize that’s not the kind of material “fakehistoryporn” posts, right? It would be labeled something more like “Experimental worm-removal by shockwave, 1865”
Just another of the (probably hundreds) of shitty meme communities OP mods or posts too. At this point I’m just blocking their whole account.
This is quite literally a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of the vest. The quality, performance, and reliability of the vest is likely established to the creators, but not to those observing.
This is a really weird piece of semantics to get caught up on.
No, this is a demonstration of the quality, performance, or reliability of the vest. They had already established the quality, performance, or reliability of the vest when the tested it prior to the demonstration.
I know you are trying to use ‘establish’ to mean ‘establish in the minds of’ or something like that, but the whole meme is based on misleading the viewer to believe that this was the step where they made sure it worked. The joke is pretending this is a test and not a demonstration. It wouldn’t be nearly as funny if it was an actual test.
In this case the semantics are the entire joke and important.
You have fun with making this argument over demonstrably wrong semantics. I’m done with trying to read off the dictionary to someone with no intent of listening.
If someone raises a semantic issue that depends on deliberately ignoring a common usage of the word, is it the issue of the original speaker, or the one raising an issue that deliberately ignores common usage?
It’s in the text of the meme you posted. How embarrassing for you
“Testing the first bulletproof vests” =/= “First tests of the bulletproof vests”
These aren’t literally the first bulletproof vests, but nowhere in the text of the meme is it asserted that these are the first tests of the bulletproof vests.
Perhaps you could learn how to parse basic English before trying to act smug?
Sorry if I actually hurt your feelings. I might have joked too hard in the meme post.
I don’t think your post was really accurate, since the first bullet proof vest was attempted in 1538 according to Wikipedia so it’s not really the first, or a test.
But I didn’t actually want to make you feel bad, so I’m sorry for that. I hope you have a good day despite me.
People still do it today. There was a bullet proof glass company where the CEO (iirc, might have been owner) sat in a car with their windshield and let someone shoot at it with a rifle.
Probably not testing, but rather demonstrating to potential buyers (the pig in the background). It sells better, and demonstrates the seller’s conviction that the product works.
Yeah, I don’t know how anyone would think this was “the first test”
It was a demonstration to potential buyers (cops) that it worked.
The makers didn’t just strap on their first prototype without knowing it would stop a bullet yet.
This was after they knew it would work.
I think OP is just grabbing posts from “fakehistoryporn” off Reddit and not understanding the difference…
Just another of the (probably hundreds) of shitty meme communities OP mods or posts too. At this point I’m just blocking their whole account.
Mind mentioning where I said this was the first test?
You do realize that’s not the kind of material “fakehistoryporn” posts, right? It would be labeled something more like “Experimental worm-removal by shockwave, 1865”
That’s what the block button is there for.
It isn’t even a test, it is a demonstration.
“Test - a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use”
Those are the things they did before the demonstration.
This is quite literally a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of the vest. The quality, performance, and reliability of the vest is likely established to the creators, but not to those observing.
This is a really weird piece of semantics to get caught up on.
No, this is a demonstration of the quality, performance, or reliability of the vest. They had already established the quality, performance, or reliability of the vest when the tested it prior to the demonstration.
I know you are trying to use ‘establish’ to mean ‘establish in the minds of’ or something like that, but the whole meme is based on misleading the viewer to believe that this was the step where they made sure it worked. The joke is pretending this is a test and not a demonstration. It wouldn’t be nearly as funny if it was an actual test.
In this case the semantics are the entire joke and important.
You have fun with making this argument over demonstrably wrong semantics. I’m done with trying to read off the dictionary to someone with no intent of listening.
If you have to get into semantics to get your point across, you probably fucked up the communication part somewhere.
If someone raises a semantic issue that depends on deliberately ignoring a common usage of the word, is it the issue of the original speaker, or the one raising an issue that deliberately ignores common usage?
It’s in the text of the meme you posted.
How embarrassing for youThank you for sharing with the group. Sorry for being rude.“Testing the first bulletproof vests” =/= “First tests of the bulletproof vests”
These aren’t literally the first bulletproof vests, but nowhere in the text of the meme is it asserted that these are the first tests of the bulletproof vests.
Perhaps you could learn how to parse basic English before trying to act smug?
Sorry if I actually hurt your feelings. I might have joked too hard in the meme post.
I don’t think your post was really accurate, since the first bullet proof vest was attempted in 1538 according to Wikipedia so it’s not really the first, or a test.
But I didn’t actually want to make you feel bad, so I’m sorry for that. I hope you have a good day despite me.
The irony is it’s your poor reading comprehension that lead to your misunderstanding.
People still do it today. There was a bullet proof glass company where the CEO (iirc, might have been owner) sat in a car with their windshield and let someone shoot at it with a rifle.
Yeah this is whats actually happening. The inventor of the bullet proof vest would litterally get shot to show how safe it made the wearer.