It was no controlled, double blinded study by any means, but the word was getting out that this stuff might turn into something big.
无论如何，这并不是一项受控的、双盲的研究，但是有消息说这东西可能会变得更重要。
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Blind experiment
A blind — or blinded — experiment is an experiment in which information about the test is masked (kept) from the participant, to reduce or eliminate bias, until after a trial outcome is known. It is understood that bias may be intentional or unconscious, thus no dishonesty is implied by blinding. If both tester and subject are blinded, the trial is called a double-blind experiment.