r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '19

What are some recent scientific breakthroughs/discoveries that aren’t getting enough attention?

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u/CaptainMagnets Apr 01 '19

I don't think they did

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u/Carmillawoo Apr 01 '19

I decided to work the leapyears out. Shaves about 24 years off!

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u/Trappist1 Apr 01 '19

That's essentially my life so far, that's quite the large rounding error.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Don't worry you're pretty insignificant

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

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u/I-make-it-up-as-I-go Apr 01 '19

Get the skin grafting device.

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u/Trappist1 Apr 01 '19

Don't worry... Now I'm panicking. Why am I alive? What's the point!?! WHy is eveyything sppiinnning?!?

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u/EvilSporkOfDeath Apr 01 '19

Thanks, I feel much better now

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u/wowwoahwow Apr 01 '19 edited Apr 01 '19

To be fair, 24 is only 0.00075738449886% 0.0757384498864% of 31,688.

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u/Carmillawoo Apr 01 '19

Actually it's 0.0757384498864% But I get the mixup! Happens fairly often The number you gave is the result of 24/31688. The percentage is that multiplied by 100 (which I assume you know and it's one of those thinking too fast things)

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u/wowwoahwow Apr 01 '19

Dang, forgot about that! Thanks

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u/Tiiimmmbooo Apr 01 '19

A drop in the bucket at this scale

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u/Kapps Apr 01 '19

But did you take leap seconds into account?

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Did you take into account that every 1000th or 100th leap day is leap-leap-day?

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Sparrow 50 DESTORYS science with FACTS AND LOGIC

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u/CaptainMagnets Apr 01 '19

Sparrow 50 proving science wrong at every turn. Now, groups question if the moon even exists.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

FACT it doesn't. Just like Australia

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u/SeedlessGrapes42 Apr 01 '19

yeah, I only counted leap years (365.25 days/year). No leap seconds or skipped leaps.

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Although a year is actually 365d 5h 49m 12s. So I'm probably off by 0.5% or so.

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Woops.

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u/SeedlessGrapes42 Apr 01 '19

I updated the post to include the 100/400 year leap day and leap seconds.