"I learned that sometimes math and physics are best discussed privately. ;-) "
Would you have preferred to remained silent and afterwards having to implement a physical impossible concept?
Definitely not, but I've learned that some things are best done in meetings, and some things, not in meetings.
He didn't know that I had some "trial by fire" experience in previous jobs, and I calmly stood my ground. What he was proposing violated the second law of thermodynamics.
Thankfully the person running the meeting proposed tabling the idea. But it remained in the product requirements document for the duration of the project.
I learned that sometimes math and physics are best discussed privately. ;-)