• Ibuthyr
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    I’m a mechanical engineer, but what do I know. Just studied that shit for 5 years and worked as one for the past 13.

    But then again, I’m from Germany so maybe there is a language barrier between us somehow.

    We now know what you mean and you probably also know what the other person meant. All is well.

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      https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanical

      https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manual

      You’re welcome for the lesson on the finer semantic details of your secondary language.

      Bonus terminology:

      “Appeal to authority”: A logical fallacy in which it is claimed that a person’s expertise in a field is proof of a claim itself. This is a disputed fallacy, as there are indeed certain instances where it might applicable, such as a mechanical engineer describing the workings of mechanical systems, but is always a fallacy when they attempt to use their expertise in one field as proof in another.

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        mechanical, adjective

        of or relating to manual operations

        Did you even read the links before posting them?

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          Do you believe a ball is a mechanical system?

          You can have a manual input to a mechanical system. For example, pulling a lever to operate a machine.

          The typical distinction is whether it uses and translates the input through various mechanisms. Moving a shutter with your thumb is not a mechanical shutter.

          Flipping a switch or pushing a button to do same thing could be. The manual input is translated to a separate output instead of the person providing the energy directly.

          Did I explain this middle school vocabulary lesson to your satisfaction?