Cracked Piece of Metal Heals Itself in Experiment That Stuns Scientists
https://www.sciencealert.com/cracked-piece-of-metal-heals-itself-in-experiment-that-stuns-scientists
https://www.sciencealert.com/cracked-piece-of-metal-heals-itself-in-experiment-that-stuns-scientists
6 Comments
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y
Any headline that talks about “stunning”, “shocking”, or “angering” scientists gets an immediate red flag for me, right up there with “breakthrough” battery tech.
WadeTheWizard@kbin.social · 13 pts · 2y
New battery tech shocks scientist after breakingthrough insulated casing.
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
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niktemadur@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Middle-aged men in white labcoats and with clipboard in hand, using the words "uncanny" and "eerie" in vague sentences.
blackbrook@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 2y
Yes, and it's particularly obnoxious when they seem to have twisted a quote as an excuse for this: '"This was absolutely stunning to watch first-hand," said materials scientist Brad Boyc.' I'm pretty sure that use of the word means "beautiful", not "shocking."
PixeIOrange@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
"A possible explanation involves a process known as cold welding, which occurs under ambient temperatures whenever metal surfaces come close enough together for their respective atoms to tangle together."
Am i silly or where is the difference? Cold welding is known for a long time, nothing to be stunned about.