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Since September, scientists have been scratching their head over results that appear to show neutrinos traveling between Switzerland and Italy faster than light would. As far as anyone could tell, the team behind the results had done everything they could to eliminate errors, and had even released some preliminary data that had strengthened their results. But the results remained difficult to square with everything else we know about how the Universe operates.
thenewgreen · 4924 days ago · link ·
"I have difficulty to believe it, because nothing in Italy arrives ahead of time." -Gotta love particle physics humor.
It sucks that we have to wait so long to confirm or deny the findings. It's pretty huge if it turns out to be correct and pretty banal if it is the result of a loose cable. It will cast a shadow of suspicion (from science skeptics) on things like the higgs too.