As a huge MMA fan , it didn ' t even occurr to me that non MMA fans listen to his podcast . Obviously they do , but I guess I never realized how boring those segments could be for people who don ' t care . <| sep |> Hearing the son say , And then I die a little inside was one of those moments where I shouted back at the podcast like , YES EXACTLY THAT . I ' ve had to gently get my parental units to stop doing that , If it doesn ' t ring up it ' s free right line at cashiers . <| sep |> Chemtrails for the illuminati . The vans have secret flight capabilities . <| sep |> When I first started poking around this sub last winter I never would have thought it ' d become the only place to have reasoned political discussion <| sep |> My high school was very strong in research and we produced several national competition winners and finalists over the last several years . Every single project follows this procedure Identify something you ' re interested in Learn as much about it as possible , including reading scientific journal articles Email professors at nearby universities or companies to see if a scientist there will work with you Come up with an experiment and goYou will probably not win ISEF , you might not even get accepted to ISEF . However , do not be discouraged just doing research alone is a significant accomplishment and something that will set you apart in your applications and in college itself .