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  • Placebos only work if the people think they'll work. Funnily enough, it is possible to be aware something is a placebo and still expect it to work,

    Even if you know that it is a placebo, it still works. https://hms.harvard.edu/news/placebos-work-even-without-deception

    I don't know if you have to believe in the placebo effect for it to have an effect. :)

    Homeopathy... do the sugar balls have a better effect if they are very expensive? Who knows.

  • It's not black and white. Renewable energy is better than burning oil, agreed.

    But i.e. there is no recycling process for old wind turbines (carbon fiber) - they need to be replaced after 30 years or solar panels (composite material). And e-cars need batteries which need lithium (mines). Also rare earths are needed for generators and electric motors - rare earths are... rare and the production requires lots of energy and produces toxic waste (in China... which has kind of a monopoly on it. )

    Maybe solvable problems in the long run but currently these are unsolved issues...

  • Yes, that's the body position where the spider silk is made. But spiderman is wearing trousers (and underpants I suppose).

    There was a (ig nobel prize winning?) study which asked the question if someone could pollute a clean or sterile environment by farting into it: The team of scientists concluded that it is safe (regarding... particles) as long as you wear underpants/ trousers. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1121900/)

    So...