Right now there's a thread there discussing the lens size and resolution for some camera phones. There was a reply that had 5 up / 0 down votes when I got there - and it was derived from a pretty naive error. Yet it was deemed "best answer" at the time, according to the votes.
This situation is not unique, it happens all the time on /r/askscience. Semi-educated loudmouths are a huge fraction of the contributors. Occasionally you get a real expert chiming in, but their stay is typically limited. Many gross errors go unchallenged forever. Voting is dominated by groupthink. Goes on and on.
If you think that's "one of the better places to get a good answer to a random science question on the internet", then you have some exploring to do yet. ;)
Right now there's a thread there discussing the lens size and resolution for some camera phones. There was a reply that had 5 up / 0 down votes when I got there - and it was derived from a pretty naive error. Yet it was deemed "best answer" at the time, according to the votes.
This situation is not unique, it happens all the time on /r/askscience. Semi-educated loudmouths are a huge fraction of the contributors. Occasionally you get a real expert chiming in, but their stay is typically limited. Many gross errors go unchallenged forever. Voting is dominated by groupthink. Goes on and on.
If you think that's "one of the better places to get a good answer to a random science question on the internet", then you have some exploring to do yet. ;)