It is not always clear what will turn out to be useful or not, even in terms of morale. Witness Richard Feynman’s curiosity about a wobbling plate that someone

It is not always clear what will turn out to be useful or not, even in terms of morale. Witness Richard Feynman’s curiosity about a wobbling plate that someone threw in the air, that he credits with solving his burnout with science: https://pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/article/75/3/240/1056339/Feynman-s-wobbling-plate# https://pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/article/75/3/240/1056339/Feynm...