Science Challenge Results
My Second Science Challenge is over and I’m overwhelmed by how many people participated. So many awesome posts, it was difficult to choose winners!
A huge thanks to ,
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who helped me choose!
Below, you’ll find all participants (who followed the instructions and posted their entry as a comment under the challenge post). I recommend reading through them because if you only read the winning posts, you’ll miss out!
Participants
The Survival Instinct - Does it Exist?
Misconception: Electric Cars Started to Appear Just Recently
Only bees make honey, wasps don't!
Does Aluminum as an adjuvant in vaccines cause Autism?
Rubber is more elastic than Steel
Does being thrown into the water during an explosion save your life?
Agaricus bisporus - AKA The White Button Mushroom, The Cremini Mushrom, And The Portobello Mushroom
Let's settle it once and for all: Is the penis a muscle? - An anatomical approach
Is Seeing Really Believing? Should you Really Trust Your Senses?
Genetically Modified (GM) crops are Harmful to Humans
Freezing and Boiling Point of Water: Misconceptions
Venomous. Poisonous. What's The Difference?
Misconceptions About Polio Vaccination In Pakistan
A common misconception about animals; camels store water in their hump
Humans Have Way More Than 5 Senses!
Why can’t you hold your breath until you die?
Lightning never Strikes the Same Place Twice
Hollywood ∞ - 0 Scientific Literacy
We CAN'T communicate faster-than-light using QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT!
Organic Products Are Chemical/Pesticide Free
Is the existence of freewill a misconception?
My Never Ending Battle With The Tongue Map Myth
if you work with computers you have to know absolutely everything
Honorary Mentions (declined the chance to win or won last time)
Radiation = Radioactive? 輻射就是等於放射性?
Coughing and antibiotics, is it a good treatment? /咳嗽和抗生素,這是一個很好的治療方法嗎?
Survival of the Fittest! If humans evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?
Disqualified
Causes Of Earth's Season: Not Because Of Earth Distance From The Sun, But Because Of Earth's Tilt.
(Plagiarism)
Life is Data: Survival Instincts And Their Role In Preserving Life and Fixed-Action-Patterns: The Heart And Soul of Survival Instincts
(Posted two posts instead of one. Sorry, we have to stay fair!)
How to make a pyramid
(No sources, picture not credited)
What's FUD Gotta Do With It?
(Didn’t follow the rules to the contest)
Earth Is Flat: A Myth Or Fact?
(GIFs not credited, some pictures without credit)
Misconception about Universe Geometry
(Missing picture credit and sources)
about min roots that can not be summed
(Isn’t even slightly related to the challenge)
Misconceptions women's ideas about what is according to men sexy
(Not scientific, highly sexist)
The Winners
- 30 SBD + 30 SP go to
- 25 SBD + 25 SP go to
- 20 SBD + 20 SP go to
- 15 SBD + 15 SP go to
- 10 SBD + 10 SP go to
The Steempower will be directly powered up to the winner and is sponsored by
The SBD are taken out of my personal funds.
Bonus: The “Minnow-Winner” (winner with the least Steempower) is who will receive a temporary Steempower delegation sponsored by
!
But wait, there is more! I decided to add two additional winners, because the payout for my challenge post was bigger than expected. This means:
Congratulations to the winners and a huge thank you to everyone who participated!
Picture at the top of the post was taken from pixabay.com
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