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visitorq
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lalartu
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| first place im visiting when they invent the time machine is...Queen's last concert! |
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Ya-ta Boy
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While I question your destination, I have to admit I thought much the same thing about the possibilities.
This will be fascinating to watch how this plays out in the real world. Here on the internet, I'm sure we can look forward to endless threads about how another icon of science falls. |
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Kuros
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Einstein 1, CERN lab team 0
Scientists did not break speed of light - it was a faulty wire
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The report in Science Insider said the "60 nanoseconds discrepancy appears to come from a bad connection between a fiber optic cable that connects to the GPS receiver used to correct the timing of the neutrinos' flight and an electronic card in a computer. "
"After tightening the connection and then measuring the time it takes data to travel the length of the fiber, researchers found that the data arrive 60 nanoseconds earlier than assumed," it added.
"Since this time is subtracted from the overall time of flight, it appears to explain the early arrival of the neutrinos. New data, however, will be needed to confirm this hypothesis." |
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visitorq
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^ well there you go  |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Kuros wrote: |
Einstein 1, CERN lab team 0
Scientists did not break speed of light - it was a faulty wire
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The report in Science Insider said the "60 nanoseconds discrepancy appears to come from a bad connection between a fiber optic cable that connects to the GPS receiver used to correct the timing of the neutrinos' flight and an electronic card in a computer. "
"After tightening the connection and then measuring the time it takes data to travel the length of the fiber, researchers found that the data arrive 60 nanoseconds earlier than assumed," it added.
"Since this time is subtracted from the overall time of flight, it appears to explain the early arrival of the neutrinos. New data, however, will be needed to confirm this hypothesis." |
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| Now it seems Einstein's reputation has been restored after a source close to the experiment told the US journal Science Insider that "A bad connection between a GPS unit and a computer may be to blame." |
Sensationalism. The journos and spokespeople making this story this early on are as irrisponsible as the ones that leaked the initial data too early on.
Full of maybe's and possibly's and might be's. |
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The Cosmic Hum
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Sensationalism. The journos and spokespeople making this story this early on are as irrisponsible as the ones that leaked the initial data too early on.
Full of maybe's and possibly's and might be's. |
Yes...very irrisponsible indeed...in fact, it's really quite rediculous.  |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
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Sensationalism. The journos and spokespeople making this story this early on are as irrisponsible as the ones that leaked the initial data too early on.
Full of maybe's and possibly's and might be's. |
Yes...very irrisponsible indeed...in fact, it's really quite rediculous. |
Very drall.  |
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