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The thing is that there are now multiple independent lines of investigation pointing to LK-99 not being a superconductor, and explaining away the original "smok
by seewhydee 3y ago
The thing is that there are now multiple independent lines of investigation pointing to LK-99 not being a superconductor, and explaining away the original "smoking guns" offered by the authors.
It's like we have a murder suspect, the murder weapon, and fingerprints lifted from the scene. At this point it could still be space aliens, but nobody in their right mind would treat that possibility seriously.
- xtracto 3y agoYou almost described the reaction of the "tech bros" when the Reiser murder happened: The number of gymnastics some people went through to justify Hans' actions(removing a seat in his car, buying books about crime investigation, blood on the car, etc, etc.) was comical.
- seewhydee 3y agoIt stands to reason that someone who can create his own file system can't possibly be guilty of murder.
- gfodor 3y agoThese analogies aren't useful. Much of this process so far has relied upon a single point of failure not failing: that the paper contains the necessary information to replicate and describe the material. If that assumption is wrong, while some science will still remain valid, much of it would turn out to have been unindicative of the actual state of reality.
- sweezyjeezy 3y agoBut what about the alternative explanation for what the Korean team saw? Occam's razor is coming firmly down on one side here.
- gfodor 3y agoYeah the odds are extremely low but the case isn’t closed yet. There is ongoing analysis of the actual samples.