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Great story. It reminded me of this quote: "A month in the laboratory can often save an hour in the library." -- Frank Westheimer
by patrickmay 2y ago
Great story. It reminded me of this quote:
"A month in the laboratory can often save an hour in the library."
-- Frank Westheimer
- zimpenfish 2y agoSimilar sentiment used these days: "Weeks of work can save us hours of planning".
- andrewflnr 2y agoBut what he's talking about is an hour in the laboratory saving him months in the library, so to speak. As usual, wisdom is knowing which situation you're in.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoExcept that they spent two years in the library and laboratory even though there was an obvious solution that they refused to try first. It's like replacing parts in a computer before checking if it's plugged in.
- andrewflnr 2y agoRight, to be clear, an hour in the lab would have saved him years of research, if he had done it. All I'm saying is that the lab time vs research time question can go both ways.