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Einstein's Theory To Go Beta Testing

Posted by timothy on from the relawhatnow dept.

pinqkandi writes: "This article over at CNN looks into the relativity of Einstein's theory of relativity (pun intended) as equipment becomes more and more precise. Soon atomic clocks will be placed in the International Space Station to analyze the accuracy of Einstein's theories. One of the lead researchers says that if Einstein's theory is not right, it will only need minor adjustments to account for changes in space-time, due to its deadly accurate precision."

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  1. !!!GO USA!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Are we going to have the best soccer teams now also?

    I almost feel sorry for the rest of the world, we are kicking their ass in every political, social, education, and economic category..

    and now we are schooling them in their own sports? BAHAHAH!

    Whats left, world rugby and cricket champions?

    GO USA!

    1. Re:!!!GO USA!!! by Chucow · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      I almost feel sorry for the rest of the world, we are kicking their ass in every political, social, education, and economic category..


      As an American, I can still say that we are most definitely not the best in all of those areas. The American Public School System is deteriorating and doesn't teach nearly as much as those of other countries. Economically we do well, due in large part to screwing over other countries. Politically - in two words - George Bush.

      However, American colleges help catch us up to the rest of the world..and public schools do allow free thought, socializing, and allow for creativity - unlike schools in many parts of the world. America is still a great place to live after balancing out the positives and negatives, but I would hardly start ranting about us kicking the worlds ass just yet.

  2. http://people.freebsd.org/~jkh/lw2000/daemonbabe.j by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://people.freebsd.org/~jkh/lw2000/daemonbabe.j pg

  3. wheee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp. NO, really.

    Cuntbubble.

  4. Relativity vs. Quantum Mechanics by Nomad7674 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, it has been said for years that Relativity and Quantum Mechanics can not both be true without some deeper explanation (i.e. Supersymmetry or String theory). Perhaps this experiment will be the tie-breaker to tell us which is MORE right.

  5. Right! More time zones! by TwistedKestrel · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Then if it's proved accurate, we can make another time zone for space or something!

  6. Re:SHIT JEZUS CHRIST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think you just lost your chance with her.

    She reads Slashdot

    See http://slashdot.org/~Ceren/

  7. finally... by tps12 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...we will unlock the secrets of the nuculus.

    --

    Karma: Good (despite my invention of the Karma: sig)
  8. Re:SHIT JEZUS CHRIST by jedie · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Oh no, now she'll never love me ? :'(

    someone, hold me, I've just lost the love of my life *sob*

    btw, read her messages, the bulk of them are about herself at the conferences, who'd actually _want_ a girl like that? Ugly and with her head up her ass :)

    --
    "The majority is always sane, Louis." -- Nessus
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  9. Re:There are 2 theories of relativity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Science is hard. I don't have time to read this since I need to get back to Kazaa. What does that stuff mean?

  10. Off (-putting) Topic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    This article over at CNN looks into the relativity of Einstein's theory of relativity (pun intended) as equipment becomes more and more precise.

    Puns loose their wit and purpose if you point them out. It comes off as forced; we *know* you intended it because you wrote it, and if you *didn't* intend it then just be quiet and let people think you're clever.

    If you think the pun would cause confusion without some clarifier, then *rewrite* the damn submission.

    Oh, and not every play on words is a pun.