“Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down”
— Adam Savage
Simplified Meaning:
Doing experiments or trying things out can feel a lot like messing around or playing. However, the big change that makes it science is when you keep records of what you're doing. Imagine you're cooking and trying to make the best chocolate chip cookies. If you just mix ingredients randomly each time, you might occasionally get a great batch, but it's hard to figure out why. If you write down exactly what you put in, how much of it, and what you did when you baked it, you can repeat the process more accurately next time. This way, you learn what works best and can make those perfect cookies again. In a broader sense, in life or any learning process, noting down our actions and observations helps us improve and understand things better by learning from our past attempts.
