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jmknoll · 2020-05-30 14:28:06

That has to be it! That's the only explanation I've heard that really makes sense.

christophilus | karma 10910 | avg karma 3.87 · | 2024-05-08 23:31:38

That’s the only theory I’ve heard on it. What’s your theory?

confounded | karma 3465 | avg karma 3.94 · | 2018-05-27 06:06:48

This seems like the most likely explanation to me.

grandalf | karma 11860 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2011-03-15 15:33:52+00:00

This seems like the most plausible explanation to me.

haarts | karma 329 | avg karma 2.7 · | 2022-09-30 09:18:19

This sounds more plausible than all other explanations I've read.

itronitron | karma 6979 | avg karma 1.95 · | 2022-04-13 13:52:28

That is certainly possible, and might be the only explanation that makes sense.

maliniakh | karma 20 | avg karma 5.0 · | 2016-11-24 15:17:06+00:00

I have the very same theory on that and can't imagine it being something else. Yet I haven't came across such explanation until now.

StavrosK | karma 1 | avg karma 0.0 · | 2016-03-16 15:53:16+00:00

That's another good explanation. Sounds pretty likely, now that you mention it.

umberway | karma 54 | avg karma 1.35 · | 2017-02-11 18:18:45+00:00

Having heard this idea many times I remain unpersuaded so far (!) because I haven't heard an explanation for it. Anyone know one?

na85 | karma 6342 | avg karma 1.69 · | 2014-02-03 02:48:04+00:00

This is the most likely explanation

pure-awesome | karma 524 | avg karma 2.41 · | 2018-08-17 14:06:31+00:00

Seems the most plausible explanation to me, so far.

jordigh | karma 18367 | avg karma 5.71 · | 2014-05-29 18:49:04+00:00

This is the most plausible explanation I have seen so far.

ars | karma 27176 | avg karma 2.04 · | 2015-04-27 18:17:45+00:00

To answer in short: No one knows.

All sorts of theories in the article, none with any real evidence, except "this makes sense to me".

chromanoid | karma 404 | avg karma 1.37 · | 2020-06-22 06:48:45+00:00

That's a really good and probably true explanation!

asfarley | karma 314 | avg karma 1.28 · | 2023-02-05 18:02:14

I think this is the real answer and I’m always bit surprised at how little attention this theory gets.

pyre | karma 21143 | avg karma 2.37 · | 2016-09-07 18:58:39+00:00

I'm sure there are multiple theories, but so far as I know the they are just that.

tedivm | karma 13893 | avg karma 8.36 · | 2018-06-23 01:53:18+00:00

This is the best theory I've heard on this so far.

grokkedit | karma 61 | avg karma 3.81 · | 2021-05-28 09:03:58

that's one of the craziest theories I've ever heard (and amazing if correct!) I found this article https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s13062-019-023... but I still haven't read it!

jstanley | karma 21075 | avg karma 4.59 · | 2019-01-25 00:10:16

I believe that's the prevailing theory for what it is.

logicallee | karma 3076 | avg karma 0.77 · | 2014-12-22 02:34:43

any working theories on the source of this or reason for it?