Especially since the article has virtually nothing to do with that fanfic besides "I'm trying stuff to see what happens". The author isn't even following the the scientific method, he's not doing any predictions, just poking the thing and seeing how it reacts.
(Which, to be clear, is perfectly fine and useful, but it's weird that the author treats his process with so much reverence when he's not actually following the formal parts.)
(Which, to be clear, is perfectly fine and useful, but it's weird that the author treats his process with so much reverence when he's not actually following the formal parts.)