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Old November 1st 03, 11:41 AM
Mxsmanic
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Most people, tossed into a fighter plane and given a wild ride, would
react similarly. Indeed, many people will get sick initially on a
roller coaster, even though, after a dozen rides or so, they may be able
to read a newspaper while riding. That doesn't mean that visitors are
any less cool than the pilot, only that they are much less accustomed to
the environment. Medical doctors know far more about the human body
than the average person, but that doesn't mean that doctors have IQs
with four digits, it just means that they are much more accustomed to
being doctors.

Now, if Biff is more resistant to airsickness than his own colleagues
under identical conditions, that is considerably more impressive, but
the article doesn't say much about that. You have to make fair
comparisons.

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