The essence of science is not in past experience alone, the development of science demands exploration and experimentation, to find whether all that we hold true is always true; are there any exceptions to the conventional wisdom. For example, a few months ago, someone asked whether water would be electrolyzed with Alternating Current (see the thread
AC electrolysis), conventional wisdom drove several experienced members here to respond that there can be no electrolysis with AC, an assertion that was proved to be fallacious by experiments conducted by
Turtle.
There is always room for experimenting, provided you have the will and resources.
