/sci/ - Science & Math

The interwebs is going crazy about this bloke who's made a battery fueled bike and is telling the world it runs on water.

why do people not understand highschool-level physics?
Do people feel like comfortable in believing there's some kind of iluminati who are so powerfull that they can prevent guys like thies from sharing theyr blueprints on the deepweb?
does it make them feel like stuff happens for a reason?
how to deal with these people? I find it kinda terrifying how easilly people are willing to give up common sense as soon as something's comfortable to believe or when a common enemy is presented.

I would normally just shrug and laugh about the idiots, but it seems they're growing in numbers (though i say seem as i hate people claiming trends when you don't have actual numbers), also the number of mainstream media that don't even put any sort of critical note to it is kinda worrying.


https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0ahUKEwjj64GY687JAhUqjXIKHQCJBN0QFggtMAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-3169716%2FMotorcycle-runs-water-polluted-river-travel-310-miles-single-litre.html&usg=AFQjCNHifLDZXXNoW00eJGjBNNBUT-gxYw&sig2=Kv0GzxLNEGbNqDgI710AyA