> catch them off guard and put them on the spot No, it's the researchers who first claim their work is applicable, in their papers, in lectures, etc. I have re

> catch them off guard and put them on the spot No, it's the researchers who first claim their work is applicable, in their papers, in lectures, etc. I have read entire books with titles like "Applications of X" and later discover all the claimed applications were unrealistic. Hardy was a prickish snob who claimed in that book that any math that can be applied is dull.