Chapter 2, Problem 5TE

If a huge bear were chasing you, its enormous mass would be very threatening. But if you ran in a zigzag pattern, the bear's mass would be to your advantage. Why?

To determine

Whether the people in science are excused and accepted as the people are after getting caught on misinterpreting things in daily life.

Answer to Problem 5TE

In daily life, people in science are never excused and accepted by the scientific community if caught on misinterpreting things and he loses his credibility forever.

Explanation of Solution

In daily life, people giving a wrong interpretation of things are often excused and accepted by their contemporaries very easily. However, in science, it often doesn’t happen.

If a person or scientist is found to share any idea or theory that is wrong, he/she loses his/her credibility. Such a person is then never excused and accepted by the scientific community.

Conclusion:

Therefore, in daily life, people in science are never excused and accepted by the scientific community if caught on misinterpreting things and he loses his credibility forever.