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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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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 56 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (8 children)

What about 'we applied a standard theory to standard circumstances and somehow the results aren't right and it's probably our fault'

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] dave 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

My favorite is the one on fire

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