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Your comment illustrates the point I'm making.

If windbreaker A let's in 2 units of wind out of 100 and windbreaker B lets in 1 unit of wind out of 100, that means windbreaker B is twice as effective at blocking wind, because it lets in half as much wind as windbreaker A.



I don't agree. It may mean "A is two times worse than B at blocking wind", but not "B is twice as good (effective) as A" at it.


This is the point I wanted to make. English is terribly imprecise about these things.


But that’s not the point though. What is the _real_ difference between 98% and 99% in real world terms? How much colder will you feel? Will it dry out your skin faster? How much faster? It’s a difference against zero.


>>It’s a difference against zero.

Exactly. This is why it is accurate to say that windbreaker B is twice as effective.




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