Feathering and creep [From the Editor's Desk]

It is truly amazing how even the apparently most mundane things can become elevated to the level of science. For this to happen, it must be possible to assess the thing against various attributes or dimensions, but it is not always necessary that those attributes be objectively quantifiable. Instead, all that is required is that there must be parameters that can be used to compare and contrast one version of the thing with another version of the same thing.