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

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The only good science: 1000023648

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thought I was looking at

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Only good science is gleba science

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Rigor without curiosity is just judging Olympic gymnastics.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

°C, °K, or °F ?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

K, not degrees K

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh K

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Potassium hydroxide? How basic

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [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!