On Sun, 08 May 2011 14:37:04 -0700, in rec.bicycles.tech Michael Press
wrote:

How do _you_ explain those assertions.
I know all the answers, so be careful.

Oh, I don't.

A "Law of Cooling" sounds pretty absolute; however, it looks to me
like there is some difference of opinion here.

I was expecting Frank, who is an expert in thermodynamics (while I, by
my own admission, am not) to take that one on. I really don't know
how to explain the varying positions.

I'll bet you could fill a *book* with the stuff I don't know.