Number 2.

I think that it is absolutely necessary to research about random questions because in turn it will result in many different, important discoveries. It definitely has a benefit. The benefit comes from all the invention and discoveries that have happened from random question. Some may have been for fun but there was a serious outcome that benefits us all today. I think the scientist who spend much of their lives pursuing these questions knew that there could be a serious outcome and also i think they knew that it would be a lot of fun to experiment with random things. They may have thought they were coming up with a cure for something or maybe they thought that they were going to make an explosion with two completely safe chemicals? Who knows but what these scientists figured out definitely was worth it.
I also think that experimenting "cool" things will make these scientist learn a lot more about whatever they are working with which makes them gain knowledge. Just having this certain knowledge makes it worth the time and money. The money to many of these scientists is not a factor becuase when they learn something "cool" or interesting its fun to share to others. It can also lead to a discovery that could get them a lot of money. SO in conclusion i believe that researching "cool" questions is a very useful task.

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