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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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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Rigor without curiosity is just judging Olympic gymnastics.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Potassium hydroxide? How basic

[–] RustyNova@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Hoimo@ani.social 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

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

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Only good science is gleba science

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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

[–] owl@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

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

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What about rigor without ammonium hydroxide?

Clearly, that's not possible!