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Spoilers ahead, but I loved this pun: > The fraud-hunters have examined this paper closely and are unable to find any signs of fraud. I think this paper is leg

Spoilers ahead, but I loved this pun: > The fraud-hunters have examined this paper closely and are unable to find any signs of fraud. I think this paper is legitimate and that its findings need to be seriously considered. ... And there’s always the chance it was a fluke, right? Can something have a p-value less than 0.001 and still be a fluke? ... > And it was! It was a fluke! A literal, physical, fluke! Edit: If you like puns and this writing, you'll likely enjoy some of Scott's other works, like "The Study of Anglophysics" [1] and (especially if you're at least passingly familiar with Judaism and Kabbalah) Unsong [2]. [1]: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/03/the-study-of-anglophysics/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/03/the-study-of-anglophys... [2]: https://unsongbook.com/ https://unsongbook.com/

Terretta 5y ago
Sort of undermined the entire payoff there. Maybe this is a rare time to use all caps: *** SPOILER *** Also in the SPOILER reveal, you could just quote ”And it was!” to show you enjoyed the setup and delayed gratification pun w/o tipping the whole game. ‘Twas a gem though.
deell223 5y ago
Small correction: you can very much enjoy and love Unsong without understanding of Judaism and Kabbalah.
pieter_mj 5y ago
In the pilot of House, M.D., a patient is treated with Albendazole for a parasitic worm infestation. Not a fluke, but closely related :) Albendazole is also considered for treating covid. edit : hm, I think I remember Dr. House making the fluke joke ...