Reply #9: Insufficient number of trials

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...and unless you can rigorously prove something impossible, it can't be busted. You can only fail to reject the null hypothesis (the null hypothesis being that something is a myth) at a certain level of confidence (which, with enough trials, can be very high, 99.99999% and up).

Furthermore, some of the measurement they use is iffy at best. They measure, say, force once and write it down, instead of repeating the measurement to make sure they didn't screw something up. Ask any scientist who has, say, forgotten to wipe off the balance before using it again, only to have a bizarre result later.

Anymore, it seems like it's all focused on blowing things up or shooting stuff. Yawn. I know that brings in ratings, but it gets boring after a while.

Their ability to build things from rough concepts is very impressive, and they do take all necessary safety precautions, which I like to see.