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cracked.com - 12/28/2008

7 (Stupid) People Who Sued the Scientific Method

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Scientists study for years to give us advances like computers. Lawyers sue scientists on behalf of people who can't operate computers, earn ten times as much and, in doing so, raise horribly relevant questions about which group is actually smarter. Here we see seven of the worst offenses of law ...

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Mike Brotherton: SF Writer — ... A friend pointed out this Cracked list of 7 (stupid) people who sued the scientific method.  Funny lists, a lot of dumb people.  I’ve got a related list with some overlap I’ve been working on.  I’m a little less interested in the garbage like astrologers suing NASA, and more in the things like the ridiculous and semi-ridiculous claims adopted by large minorities, often supported by a few scientists, that do more serious damage.  The overlap between the lists includes the Large Hadron Collider is going to destroy the Earth by making a black hole. ...