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A comment on Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor LK-99 preprint revision 2. Parent comment

Re:Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor LK-99 pr... by overboard2 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:48AM (#36955901)
You don't need a preexisting theory though, you just need to lack one that explains the results of an experiment
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Re:Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor LK-99 pr... by tdehnel on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:50AM (#36955940)
Why would someone do an experiment without a theory to test? How would they know that a particular result was interesting without a theory about the expected result?
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Re:Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor LK-99 pr... by foodjinn on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:05AM (#36956099)
Because rubbing your chin doesn't accomplish anything, messing around with stuff does.
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Re:Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor LK-99 pr... by tdehnel on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @11:11AM (#36957004)
There are practically infinite combinations of things to mess around with. Which stuff do scientists choose to mess around with and why?
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