https://simanaitissays.com/2026/05/14/have-you-a-word-for-it-part-1/Simanaitis Saysen2026-05-14T13:05:00+00:00HAVEN’T WE A WORD FOR IT? PART 1"Rocket Science For Monkeys" Francis Gooding "London Review of Books" (review of Mithen's "The Language Puzzle", "The Language Puzzle: How We Talked Our Way Out of The Stone Age" Steven Mithen, onomatopoeic words: ping/boom/click/French word pet, "Il ne vaut pas un pet de lapin", Socrates: names of things initially imitated their objects, Mithen book sources in palaeontology/archaeology/primatology/genetics/neurobiologyhttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lede-1.jpg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/05/13/we-usta-hear-america-pinging/Simanaitis Saysen2026-05-13T13:05:00+00:00WE USTA HEAR AMERICA PINGINGSaab technical paper at SAE about its APC (with knock sensor), Saab Automatic Control System adjusts boost to avoid knock, MBT = minimum spark advance for best torque, Engine Octane parameters, U.S eliminated leaded gasoline in 1996 (after 26-year phaseout), World elimination of leaded gasoline 2021, tetraethyl lead is excellent antiknock agent (but lead is extremely toxic), ping is auto ignition at the wrong time and place in combustion chamber, ping isn't a big deal; extreme knock can melt piston heads, octane = resistance to knock, iso-octane hydrocarbon defined as 100 octane, n-heptane hydrocarbon defines 0 octane, today's gasolines: Regular (87 octane)/ Mid-grade (89-90)/Premium (91-94)https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lede-3.jpeg?w=150