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Anything is possible. You have to make decisions based on what is likely, not what is possible.
by Retra 11y ago
Anything is possible. You have to make decisions based on what is likely, not what is possible.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoA startup succeeding is not likely. People invest in them anyway. Why? Because if it does succeed, the payoff is high enough to make it worth the gamble. Same thing here. This is not likely to be new physics. But if it is, the payoff is high enough to make it worth looking at seriously. Note well: This does not mean "start doubting all of physics until we disprove this". It means, yes, it's worth it to have a team at NASA spend some time trying to figure out what's going on. And even if they don't find new physics, they're going to learn something about an error factor to control for, which, among other things, might shed some light on the Pioneer anomaly.
- Retra 11y agoHow much are you willing to bet that this investigation leads to new physics or experimental methods? And are you willing to assert that this is the best way to achieve those same results? I would not bet enough to cover a team of NASA engineers spending their time on it.