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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Take that creationists, 6001 proves God couldn't have done it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I first went about the humane capture of the wildlife of C-100. A few peacocks were caught with bear traps, an iguana was captured via a falling piano, and a peacock bass was shot in the face with a shotgun, all in line with the standards set by the Florida Constitution [3].

Truly gold.

Edit: Didn't realize this was Immaterial Science - my favorite is the FUPLC-NMR-CE6-GC-IR-ICP-MS-MS-MS-MS (pdf warning)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So this is obviously satire but reading this it just sounded way too close to current reality for comfort.

I know that parts of the document are acme levels over the top but other parts sincerely read as if written by your average Maga idiot

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Poe’s Law.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I was tired of being a Darwinist. Now I follow the writings of Dickens; I'm a Dickhead.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Clicked thinking it was legit. Good find OP!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Only a few bites because people, understandably, aren't biting that headline.

Share a screenshot of the article instead and they'll be all over it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

At first I thought it was satire, but when I saw the writer had the scientific Pokédex entries I knew it was legit

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The inclusion of Pokédex Entry numbers is great.
Also, I like the sources cited for the paper. One of them is "Pigeon-Elephant Theory: the real origin of humans – Journal of Astrological Big Data Ecology by B McGraw"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Is there money in writing crap "research" papers like this?

I would be fine doing this under a pseudonym. But I know UFO researchers really have to hustle a ton. So maybe not?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

This evidence is certainly in contrast to those who believe, based on the writings of Charles Dickens alone, that the Earth is around 4.5 billion years old.

🤣 this writer is genius

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

I read through that entire thing, saw Charles, and just skipped right over it. That's perfect though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How soon before someone is citing this article as evidence? 😩

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Referencing this parody as if it's a serious study should be ground the rejection or retraction.

I wonder if journals and reviewers have tools to help detect fake and/or retracted study in references. Some already screen for the phrase "vegetative electron microscopy".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You got me. This one is too good.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The first tell was the author using the first person, and the next tell was the piano falling.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

2 Miami-Dade College, Kendall, FL, USA Department of Fictional Geology

Thankful I saw that first, very relieved.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I only read the abstract. So I missed the piano falling part entirely.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

“I first went about the humane capture of the wildlife of C-100. A few peacocks were caught with bear traps, an iguana was captured via a falling piano,  and a peacock bass was shot in the face with a shotgun, all in line with the standards set by the Florida Constitution [3].”

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are pokédex entry # for fossils!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

That is exactly what clued me in.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

You missed the pokedex entries too!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We’re expected to believe that the peacocks personally recounted their lineage? In English? I feel like the author is just making things up at that point.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Well after these peacocks were crushed by a piano, they might have been unable to recount anything at all.

I dunno, but I feel like the author might have taken some creative liberties here...