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This is exactly it. If being "right" or "wrong" about something involves subjective facts (is the lamp "lit" by the small amount of electricity induced by cosmi

This is exactly it. If being "right" or "wrong" about something involves subjective facts (is the lamp "lit" by the small amount of electricity induced by cosmic rays too?!?!) and trying to visually inspect an experiment you can't access in-person, then the only thing "wrong" is the video maker.

ReactiveJelly 5y ago
"Communicating badly and then acting smug when you're misunderstood" https://xkcd.com/169/ https://xkcd.com/169/
- BrazzVuvuzela 5y ago
  Let's not forget that Derek's PhD thesis was about the practice of making videos that dunk on unsuspecting members of the general public.
  - thunderbong 5y ago
    I don't think there is any need to be snarky here. Link to his PhD thesis (PDF) - https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/physics/pdfs/research/super/PhD(Muller).pdf https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/physics/pdfs/research/supe...
    - BrazzVuvuzela 5y ago
      I'm not being snarky, the formula of his videos at the time was 1) Ask somebody in a public park a science question. 2) They get it wrong. 3) Explain why they're wrong. His thesis was about the supposed efficacy of this style of video (which he has since moved on from, to his credit.)
      - alisonkisk 5y ago
        You should look at the thesis before embarassing yourself further.