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 @mobbs , @gtg , @justtryme90 , @biuiam and @lemouth 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
@alexander.alexis
The Survival Instinct - Does it Exist?
@bachuslib
Misconception: Electric Cars Started to Appear Just Recently
@apsu
Only bees make honey, wasps don't!
@irime
Does Aluminum as an adjuvant in vaccines cause Autism?
@riemannian
Rubber is more elastic than Steel
@jaimewilliam
Does being thrown into the water during an explosion save your life?
@dber
Agaricus bisporus - AKA The White Button Mushroom, The Cremini Mushrom, And The Portobello Mushroom
@replichara
Let's settle it once and for all: Is the penis a muscle? - An anatomical approach
@chrisroberts
Theories Become Laws
@kerriknox
Is Seeing Really Believing? Should you Really Trust Your Senses?
@huitemae
Genetically Modified (GM) crops are Harmful to Humans
@laylahsophia
Misconceptions in Egyptology
@gauss01
Freezing and Boiling Point of Water: Misconceptions
@asbonclz
Misconception on Black Holes
@sustainablyyours
Venomous. Poisonous. What's The Difference?
@ugetfunded
Misconceptions About Polio Vaccination In Pakistan
@valth
A common misconception about animals; camels store water in their hump
@mountainwashere
The Miasmic Theory of Disease
@mcfarhat
Humans Have Way More Than 5 Senses!
@ovij
Why can’t you hold your breath until you die?
@lordkingpotato
Lightning never Strikes the Same Place Twice
@cjrc97
Hollywood ∞ - 0 Scientific Literacy
@shristee
Top 3 medical misconception
@jakipatryk
We CAN'T communicate faster-than-light using QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT!
@st3llar
Organic Products Are Chemical/Pesticide Free
@holoz0r
Is the existence of freewill a misconception?
@trumpman
My Never Ending Battle With The Tongue Map Myth
@krazykrista
Being cold will make you sick
@rusinho027
if you work with computers you have to know absolutely everything
Honorary Mentions (declined the chance to win or won last time)
@mcw
Radiation = Radioactive? 輻射就是等於放射性?
@biuiam
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？
@mobbs
Survival of the Fittest! If humans evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?
Disqualified
@malay11
Causes Of Earth's Season: Not Because Of Earth Distance From The Sun, But Because Of Earth's Tilt.
(Plagiarism)
@kyriacos
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!)
@afukichi
How to make a pyramid
(No sources, picture not credited)
@alexpmorris
What's FUD Gotta Do With It?
(Didn’t follow the rules to the contest)
@libert
Earth Is Flat: A Myth Or Fact?
(GIFs not credited, some pictures without credit)
@ideamaker
Misconception about Universe Geometry
(Missing picture credit and sources)
@muksalmina81
about min roots that can not be summed
(Isn’t even slightly related to the challenge)
@jenndin77
Misconceptions women's ideas about what is according to men sexy
(Not scientific, highly sexist)
The Winners
- 30 SBD + 30 SP go to @irime
- 25 SBD + 25 SP go to @huitemae
- 20 SBD + 20 SP go to @kerriknox
- 15 SBD + 15 SP go to @chrisroberts
- 10 SBD + 10 SP go to @valth
The Steempower will be directly powered up to the winner and is sponsored by @steemstem
The SBD are taken out of my personal funds.
Bonus: The “Minnow-Winner” (winner with the least Steempower) is @huitemae who will receive a temporary Steempower delegation sponsored by @minnowbooster !
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:
5 SBD go to @replichara
5 SBD go to @ovij
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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