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Well it does take a clever person to design a solid experiment, properly controlling variables to prove causality, and analyze data in a way to prove or disprov
by algoatecorn 4y ago
Well it does take a clever person to design a solid experiment, properly controlling variables to prove causality, and analyze data in a way to prove or disprove a hypothesis. You could say the same thing about most research, yet it's a necessary thing.
- Madmallard 4y agoApplying strong scientific principle and a lot of time and effort to an obvious conclusion to everyone? Not clever.
- aidenn0 4y agoObvious conclusions like "heavier objects fall faster"?
- joelfried 4y agoExcept they don't - heavier objects fall at the same rate (G - 9.8m/s^2) as lighter ones. You can experiment with this yourself - try rolling a ping pong ball and baseball down the same incline. You'll see they hit the bottom at the same speed (wind resistance is a thing, hence the incline, and you'll get more accurate results indoors). Don't feel bad though - Aristotle got this wrong and it took until Galileo to get it right. Don't take my word for it though, here's a Scientific American article about it from 2013: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-free-fall/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-hom...
- loa_in_ 4y agoI'm pretty certain that was the GP's point as well, just expressed in a sarcastic tone. The experiment is famous for baffling physics students.
- Madmallard 4y agoObvious conclusions like exercise good and harder exercise better
- algoatecorn 4y agoAnd yet, the likelihood of heart issues follows a U-shaped curve against exercise frequency. So your conclusion would be incorrect
- Madmallard 4y agoExcept pushing too hard is also common sense to be a bad thing.