sicetaitsimple wrote:Christophe wrote:phil re-read my example of the car...3 times if necessary...because obviously it doesn't fit!
I do not wish to create a controversy, because I agree on the substance.
But the example of the 180-->120-->180 car really doesn't seem to speak to me, precisely because there is almost no inertia, in a few seconds (in one direction) or tens of seconds (in the another), we find ourselves in a perfectly stable state with no difference in comfort for the passengers.
Which is obviously false in the case of a home whose temperature settings are changed or whose heating is cut off, totally or partially, for a few days.
There is certainly a better analogy to be found, but we can equate travel comfort via speed (I arrive faster) with thermal comfort (I'm warmer) and especially car consumption, everyone understands! (I believe...I hope...)
There are few people who have fuel oil meters that give them their hourly or daily consumption, huh! Otherwise this urban legend would not exist for a long time...
That's why I chose this example of analogy, but you can find dozens of others!