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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

My favorite is the one on fire

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

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