How many scientists does it take to unscrew a...

How many scientists does it take to unscrew an ambiguity?

1.1  One to call Harry to bring his step ladder, 

1.2 go to the bank, and withdraw funds to pay Harry,

1.3 pay Harry

2. one to climb the ladder, 

3. another to hand up a set of fingers, 

4. another to watch the devices

5.  another to hold the ladder,

6.1  another to watch and take notes, 

6.2  another to interpret the notes 

6.2.1 like form analogies to cats in boxes, 

7. another to publish the interpretations in a peer journal

8.1  another to read the paper

8.2 and dispute the whole process being unable to repeat it 

8.3 and publish said failure to duplicate the questionable result, 

9. another to ask why publisher charges the curious reader an arm and a leg to get down from Wittgenstein's ladder and get Schrödinger's cat out of their heads!

10.1  another to take Harry his ladder 

10.2 and tell Harry his ladder is defective.