IceCube Neutrino Telescope

AMANDA writes: "Ice Cube is a neutrino telescope located at the south pole. It has just received the congressional support for $15 million dollars from the NSF. It will be the largest scientific instrument in the world. It promises a view into the most energetic phenomena in the universe." The idea is to use a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice as a detector. Impressive.

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Rappers Contributions to Physics Recognized!

[Nova Express]

It's good to see that Ice Cube's decision to turn himself into a neutrino detector is finally bringing recognition to the vital role rappers have played in cutting edge astrophysics over the last few years. But where are the equally important mentions of:

Ice T's decision to turn himself into phased sub-boson colission chamber?

Snoop Doggy Dog's work as a superstring detector?

The Beastie Boys' turning themselves into a distributed gamma ray burster radio observatory?

The Notorious BIG's role as a high energy muon accelerator that ultimately resulted in his untimely death?

And needless to say, what Slashdot reader could be ignorant of the tremendous theoretical work that MC Hawking has done?

It's high time these rapper/physicist's contributions to society were recognized!