The problem with these kind of unusual scientific results is often the experiment itself, not the results. It starts as "we do X, and it has a result of Z, an

The problem with these kind of unusual scientific results is often the experiment itself, not the results. It starts as "we do X, and it has a result of Z, and that makes no sense." Someone usually figures out that it's really "we do X (and Y), and it has a result of Z, and that is completely expected based on Y, and X is irrelevant as expected."