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Study Shows One Third of All Studies Are Nonsense
SydShamino writes "CNN has a report on new research to confirm claims made in initial, well-publicized studies. According to the new study, about a third of all major studies from the last 15 years were subsequently shown to be inaccurate or overblown. The study abstract is available."
four out of three people have problems with fractions.
Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day (does beer count?)
Depends. One would have to calculate the water content of beer versus the rate of dehydration produced by the alcohol content. Following through, one would conclude that 8 glasses of beer would fall short of the goal of 8 glasses of pure water, with the only recourse being to drink more beer.
This, kids, is a practical demonstration of how to make science work for you.
Turkish shepherds look at dead sheep in the town of Gevas, near the city of Van, eastern Turkey, Thursday, July 7, 2005. First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, according to the Turkish media reported on Friday July 8, 2005. In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile. Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher.
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It's not that boggling when you consider 62% of all Insightful's are Overrated and 83% of all Funny's are Redundant.
-Rabbit
Thats a pretty good one, my favorite was this one from the CNN news ticker:
"Public split on whether Bush is a divider."