Even though we all knew that stuff falls to the ground if you leave it unsupported, we still needed someone to gather some scientific data, find reasons why and prove that gravity exists. That’s just how science works.
Things have to be investigated and tested, even when they seem obvious.
Usually things turn out as expected, but you also need to remember - at one point it was “obvious” that bad smells caused the bubonic plague and that leeches could cure a wide range of diseases. Sometimes what we consider obvious is actually a load of shit.
Besides, reports like this can tell us how effective getting that support might be, if it’s feasible to do on a large scale, etc.
They needed a report to figure that out?
Everyone already knew that, yes, but in order to get these who control the purse strings to yield cash to address it, it needs formalising.
Even though we all knew that stuff falls to the ground if you leave it unsupported, we still needed someone to gather some scientific data, find reasons why and prove that gravity exists. That’s just how science works.
Well yeah, that’s the scientific process.
Things have to be investigated and tested, even when they seem obvious.
Usually things turn out as expected, but you also need to remember - at one point it was “obvious” that bad smells caused the bubonic plague and that leeches could cure a wide range of diseases. Sometimes what we consider obvious is actually a load of shit.
Besides, reports like this can tell us how effective getting that support might be, if it’s feasible to do on a large scale, etc.
It’s simplier to do report about thing mostly everybody already know than finding real solution