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Just_Discussion6287 t1_j67szod wrote

Anytime a new article blows up like this with key words I do a google search but gradually reduce the time period of the results to the OP article.

A careful operation.

Contrast that too your average facebook user who keeps being fed reposts and shares to infinity. Even if the earth is hit by radiation blasts rendering all internet and computers damaged people are still going to repeat this going into the next stone age.

At some point in the rebuilt future. Civilizations will consider it luxury to dress as cats and defecate in front of each other.

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precinctomega t1_j67rn0n wrote

First, this research is designed to raise awareness among parents of the fact that swallowing Lego bricks is harmless to children, in order to reduce demand of Accident & Emergency teams, thus reducing waiting times and improving outcomes for people with serious emergencies. So it's worthwhile in its own right.

Second, even if it didn't have immediate impact value, almost all progress is made incrementally. All advancements of our knowledge are good, because we can never predict when a new finding will have an unexpected relevance.

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