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xkcd #2977: Three Kinds of Research (xkcd.com)
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The secret fourth kind is 'we applied a standard theory to their map of every tree and got some suspicious results.'

https://explainxkcd.com/2977/

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[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” but “That’s funny …”

[–] dave@feddit.uk 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not Eurrka

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

My favorite is the one on fire

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

Not to be confused with "is it supposed to be making a noise", which is usually pretty bad