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I once won a $75 drink voucher for the table at a pub quiz by knowing the orbital period of Venus. Don't underestimate the power of non applicable knowledge.View attachment 2051992
Here is another gem from the ABC boys with a deep dive into contested possessions. It's not everyone's cup of tea but I dig this stuff.
Science is often taught with over simplifications. For example a primary school kid will be taught there are three states of matter (it's not earth, air and fire.)
Then later you find out about a thing called plasma. This is primarily useful for quiz nights as it doesn't really have any useful applications in day to day life.
And that's that, there are four states of matter: solid, liquid, gaseous and plasma.
Then one day you hear a podcast or see a fun fact about scientists finding a new state of matter so you google "how many states of matter are there?" and then it gets really confusing.
You're then left with the thought that maybe our understanding of the world as being made of air, earth and fire gives us a better way to navigate the world than knowing there is something called a Bose-Einstein condensate.
So anyway, here is the link:
Are contested possessions a 'key indicator of success' or just a 'fancy term' in the AFL?
The contested possession has increasingly gained prominence in recent years, but there is much debate in the AFL world about its value.www.abc.net.au