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It seems to me that the current explanation is overthinking the significance of the studies. They're not things that challenge commonly held (mis)perceptions, but things that would usually be seen as self-evident yet people are doing research to formally verify them. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.80.57|141.101.80.57]] 16:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 
It seems to me that the current explanation is overthinking the significance of the studies. They're not things that challenge commonly held (mis)perceptions, but things that would usually be seen as self-evident yet people are doing research to formally verify them. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.80.57|141.101.80.57]] 16:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
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:Er, no. Every single panel makes a statement that is surprising not because it's so self-evident that we shouldn't need a study about it, but for the exact opposite reason: Because while these issues might ''seem'' to have common sense solutions, the research suggests that they're actually quite complex and difficult to solve. There's a lot of debate and conflicting research about [[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1708:_Dehydration how much water you should drink]], whether prolonged sitting on a regular basis is bad for you (and what we should do about it if it is), and which sleep patterns are the most natural or healthy. The studies cited challenge the prevailing idea that these issues are complex, by claiming that the real answer is either common sense after all ("get enough exercise"), or is just what we naturally do already when we aren't thinking about it too hard (drinking when you're thirsty, staying up late and sleeping 6-7 hours). [[User:NoriMori|NoriMori]] ([[User talk:NoriMori|talk]]) 18:16, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 

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