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xkcd #3101: Good Science

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If you think curiosity without rigor is bad, you should see rigor without curiosity.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

News: Scientists prove: Drinking Ammonium Hydroxide will make you super smart!!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

That can be such an annoying one to get to depending on where the nearest oil patch is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

Only good science is gleba science

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Rigor without curiosity is just judging Olympic gymnastics.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If my “judging” you mean, who is the hottest gymnast?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Potassium hydroxide? How basic

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Turns out the science was the questions we asked along the way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What about rigor without ammonium hydroxide?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Clearly, that's not possible!