Posted by Larry Hoover on June 7, 2006, at 15:12:11
In reply to Re: Lar messed up, posted by bassman on June 7, 2006, at 12:41:05
> I've been a research scientist for 30 years and my most brilliant explanations have often been based on me getting the initial facts of the matter wrong. I got my degree in physical chem and I'm used to people asking, "why doesn't A do...B". And some chemist gives a long, scholarly explanation. Then the first person says, "no, no...I meant, 'why DOES A do...B". Without a second of contrition, the chemist now gives another explanation....:>}
I got published in J. Phys. Chem., on research I did as a sophomore. I didn't know that what I was observing couldn't happen. So, I had to prove it to the Chair of the department. My data gave an rČ coefficient of 0.9999, p = 0. I grock it.
> You know your $hit, man. You can't fool us.
Thanks. That is high praise, indeed.
Lar
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