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Gekko71
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by Gekko71 » Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:28 pm
Scientists at the world's largest physics lab outside Geneva said they have clocked neutrinos travelling faster than light.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/wo ... 6144323956
If true, this is some mind-bending stuff right here!
Anyone with a better grasp of advanced physics than I care to comment?
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by flip » Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:40 pm
Oh well, back to the drawing board
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by snoopy » Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:57 pm
Clearly, everyone knows that neutrinos never had any respect for the law.
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by sdfgeoff » Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:37 pm
Time to rule the galaxy......
Woo-hoo, we can shoot things faster than the speed of light, all the better to hit you with.
What can you do with a single neutrino at a time? Shoot someone (stay still while I charge my 300km long gun....)
Neh, I suppose as technology get's better it may apply to other things.
Eh?
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by Foil » Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:29 am
I'll be waiting for verification by other labs before I jump on any "Einstein's Special Relativity was wrong!" bandwagon.
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by Avder » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:55 pm
Neutrinos are a very special type of particle. Wouldnt really be surprised if they actually can break the speed of light.
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by Alter-Fox » Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:34 am
The scientists who "discovered" it admit they think they must have made a mistake.