How do I ask someone a question without them being mad about it? most outcomes seem negative

all I need to do is ask :/.

how do I do this?

I wait on the perfect timing this is how and I already found it.

this is how we solve problems like this.

remembering who we are even in our hardest of times.

American scientist, linus pauling, was one of many scientists racing to discover the molecular structure of dna. pauling initially thought that the molecule was a triple helix. later, james watson and francis crick unveiled their double helix model, which turned out to be an accurate description of the molecule's shape. why did watson and crick succeed when pauling failed?