There's a lot of science that was discovered by people who had the ability to devote their time and energy to discovery for it's own sake. There's no reason ac

There's a lot of science that was discovered by people who had the ability to devote their time and energy to discovery for it's own sake. There's no reason academia and research labs should have a monopoly on such opportunities these days. All it really takes is burn time, dedication and intelligence. Why don't some of us just spend our time on these kinds of things? Far as I can tell, the equipment expense is well within the budget of a co-op of well paid tech folks.