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The LHC, the Higgs Boson, and the Chicago Cubs
Following up our earlier discussion of the theory that the Higgs boson might time-travel to avoid being found, reader gpronger notes an interview with MIT (and LHC) physicist Steven Nahn, in which he comments on Nielsen and Ninomiya's unlikely-sounding theory. "The premise is fairly crazy, but many things in physics are constructed that way... The difference here is that... previous 'crazy' ideas gave consequences that were clearly testable and attestable to the new nature of the theory, in an objective manner, and involved the behavior of inanimate objects (i.e., not humans). However, in this case, the consequences seem quite contrived... Exactly in line with their argument, I could say that Nature abhors the Chicago Cubs, such that the theory which describes the evolution of our universe prescribed Steve Bartman to interfere on October 14, 2003, extending the 'bad luck' of the Cubbies."
I think he's talking about a group of people that do something out in the big blue room.
Least coherent summary ever. I read it twice and I'm still not sure I understand what we're talking about.
That's just because the Higgs Boson was there in the discussion before and after you read it, but not during.
Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
If the LHC gets hit by a meteor five minutes before it is next switched on we may conclude that something strange is going on.
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Not strange at all. If they spin it the right way, they can charm the governments and come out on top. Besides when you compare the cost of a new collider to their national bottom lines it just isn't that significant. Sure if they manage to pop up with a new particle or two they can get it quicker, but even without that the knowledge that these particles don't exist means it isn't just money flushed down the drain.
I still have more fans than freaks. WTF is wrong with you people?
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