Topic: Particle might have traveled faster than speed of light!
Ks !KansasxqvM started this discussion 15 years ago #12,202
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/story/2011-09-22/particle-travels-faster-than-speed-of-light/50518790/1wtf am I reading.
<-- Einstein and Hawkins =D
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #219,862
It might just be a flawed experiment somehow. The researchers are being good scientists and asking for outside confirmation before drawing any definite conclusions. This is definitely interesting, but far from concrete evidence.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,864
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Yeah, this looks more like a probable methodology problem than a breakthrough right now.
Yeah, this looks more like a probable methodology problem than a breakthrough right now.
Quiply joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 59 seconds later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,866
I thought that was impossible? What particle was it?
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,867
brie !OudrPWaUDQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,868
Sounds legit. We wouldn't even be hearing about this if there were any obvious flaws in the experiment.
They're at the stage of saying 'we see nothing wrong with these numbers except that they should be impossible based on our current model of physics' and are now inviting everyone in the field to find something amiss and anyone with neutrino accelerators to replicate the results.
They're at the stage of saying 'we see nothing wrong with these numbers except that they should be impossible based on our current model of physics' and are now inviting everyone in the field to find something amiss and anyone with neutrino accelerators to replicate the results.
Quiply replied with this 15 years ago, 2 seconds later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,869
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,870
@previous (Quiply)
Internet porn can be streamed 60 nanoseconds faster with neurtrinos instead of laggy ass photons.
Internet porn can be streamed 60 nanoseconds faster with neurtrinos instead of laggy ass photons.
Ks !KansasxqvM (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,874
@219,869 (Quiply)
Exactly! That's what science is all about though, its okay to discover new stuff and adjust old theories, but honestly I think this would throw a lot of shit out of whack. Then again it might not change much at all, I don't know enough about the subject. Perhaps this was the missing link Einstein need for his unified theory? Only time will tell what this changes, if its even legit.
Exactly! That's what science is all about though, its okay to discover new stuff and adjust old theories, but honestly I think this would throw a lot of shit out of whack. Then again it might not change much at all, I don't know enough about the subject. Perhaps this was the missing link Einstein need for his unified theory? Only time will tell what this changes, if its even legit.
Fox !FXYGNx1XR. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,875
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 7 seconds later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,876
@219,869 (Quiply)
For the average person, not much. If true, it means we'll have to re-evaluate much of what we base our current theoretical understanding of physics on though. That will be interesting.
For the average person, not much. If true, it means we'll have to re-evaluate much of what we base our current theoretical understanding of physics on though. That will be interesting.
!VoCaLoNunI joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 41 seconds later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,878
> Reddit
> Oh wait I saw that there first too.
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> Oh wait I saw that there first too.
> Anyone want to kill me?
Rogi~ !tiQBrOS.jo joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,879
@219,874 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Light will become potatoes, gravity will just be gravy, mailmen will attack dogs, ect. They’re rapin’ everybody out here.
Light will become potatoes, gravity will just be gravy, mailmen will attack dogs, ect. They’re rapin’ everybody out here.
Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,880
Ks !KansasxqvM (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,883
@previous (Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA)
I hope your professor gets reprimanded for teaching a pack of lies!!
I hope your professor gets reprimanded for teaching a pack of lies!!
!VoCaLoNunI replied with this 15 years ago, 54 seconds later, 28 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,884
Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 34 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,886
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 37 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #219,888
@219,880 (Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA)
No, they won't. The OPERA team has already contacted scholastic testing agencies across the globe. If confirmed, these results will instantly invalidate any physics testing scores you may have achieved.
@previous (L)
The Jews, of course.
No, they won't. The OPERA team has already contacted scholastic testing agencies across the globe. If confirmed, these results will instantly invalidate any physics testing scores you may have achieved.
@previous (L)
The Jews, of course.
green joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 8 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,168
Star Trek is always right! Warp 5 indeed!
sluggy joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 45 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,173
Creationist are already trying to figure out how to use this to discredit evolution. I know it doesn't make any sense, but they are.
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 15 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,174
@previous (sluggy)
I think Ks' sarcasm was on the right track.
It's a pack of self-contradictory lies. Something about how even the fundamental principles of physics are just theories that keep changing. Scientists can't even agree with each other long enough to decide what they they want to call true. We're supposed to believe these people when they make incredibly precise claims about the age of the planet?? Something... something... here's our batshit-insane theory that has been believed for millennia by someone or other. Truth is constant. Teach the controversy.
I think Ks' sarcasm was on the right track.
It's a pack of self-contradictory lies. Something about how even the fundamental principles of physics are just theories that keep changing. Scientists can't even agree with each other long enough to decide what they they want to call true. We're supposed to believe these people when they make incredibly precise claims about the age of the planet?? Something... something... here's our batshit-insane theory that has been believed for millennia by someone or other. Truth is constant. Teach the controversy.
sluggy replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,189
@previous (C)
No. You don't need to trust them. Ask a physicist and they will show you, using mathematics.
Our knowledge of the universe isn't complete. What we thought to be true, may not be given all the information. I don't think anyone posting here can actually understand the actual implications of this (that includes me).
No. You don't need to trust them. Ask a physicist and they will show you, using mathematics.
Our knowledge of the universe isn't complete. What we thought to be true, may not be given all the information. I don't think anyone posting here can actually understand the actual implications of this (that includes me).
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Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 17 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,190
green replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,191
These scientists... How dare they discover new things and figuring out the point of our existence. We should all believe in a book that has stayed the same for thousands of years and hasn't discovered anything new.
Triptych !LightPenis joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,340
I like that. I like how science can't agree with itself and how it can't find an absolute.
Anonymous P joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 hours later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,461
Fats !lbanned8o6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #220,532
@220,340 (Triptych !LightPenis)
> I like that. I like how science can't agree with itself and how it can't find an absolute.
Welcome to science, my friend.
> I like that. I like how science can't agree with itself and how it can't find an absolute.
Welcome to science, my friend.
Anonymous R joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #220,594
It's for real guys. They've knows special relativity is flawed for some time now.
Too bad about the standard model though. It's gonna hurt to give that up.
Too bad about the standard model though. It's gonna hurt to give that up.
Anonymous S joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #220,600
@previous (R)
not really. Faster than light particles have been theorized (see tachyons) and other weird shit, all this really means is that either the methodology used was flawed, the results they obtained were misinterpreted, or there are gaps in our current understanding of relativity and particle physics (which is nothing new.)
not really. Faster than light particles have been theorized (see tachyons) and other weird shit, all this really means is that either the methodology used was flawed, the results they obtained were misinterpreted, or there are gaps in our current understanding of relativity and particle physics (which is nothing new.)
Anonymous R replied with this 15 years ago, 20 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #221,003
@previous (S)
Except this is not the first time special relativity has been questioned. I don't presume to understand all of what's going on, but I know the Quantum Physics guys have been after Special Relativity for a while now. If this turns out to be legit it'll pretty much prove the critics have a point.
Except this is not the first time special relativity has been questioned. I don't presume to understand all of what's going on, but I know the Quantum Physics guys have been after Special Relativity for a while now. If this turns out to be legit it'll pretty much prove the critics have a point.