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Name a single instance of a lay person without a background in physics discovering the basis behind a phenomenon since 1900. For some reason, physics seems to

• ben_w 7y ago
  > disproportionately popular among armchair theorists compared to other fields like math or chemistry. I’ve heard this before, but I wonder how true it is? I know my experiences are just anecdotes, but I knew a guy who was convinced the Hotel Room/Bellboy/Missing Dollar problem “broke maths”, and I’ve had countless frustrations with family members promoting homeopathy and acquaintances talking about chemical X being “one atom away from being bleach” like that doesn’t apply to water. I’d be interested if anyone has done a real analysis of rates of armchair nonsense by sector.