Comment by neatze
4 years ago
Interesting, if they provided to NSF human subject research section, to me this is potential research ethics issue.
Imagine, saying we would like to test how fire department responds to fire, by setting buildings on fire in NYC.
Well, just a small fire which you promise to extinguish yourself if they dont show up on time. Of course nobody can blame you if you didnt manage to extinguish it...
Also the buildings are not random, but safety critical infrastructure, but this is good, you can advise later:'put a "please do not ignite" sign on the building'.