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No Higgs Just Yet

Posted by timothy on from the explain-how-finding-it-would-help-me dept.

gbrumfiel writes "Last month, scientists reported a number of 'excess events' that could be caused by the appearance of the long-sought Higgs boson inside the LHC. But it looks like they'll have to put the champagne back on ice. New data presented at a conference in India shows no new signs of the Higgs. The signal was probably just a statistical fluctuation."

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  1. Probably by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    just a higg-up.

  2. Re:such is the life of a bump hunter by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 3, Funny

    "What did you get your PhD in?"

    "Bump hunting."

    Makes it sound like you had much more fun in grad school than most people do, somehow ...

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  3. God Particle by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 1, Funny

    Aptly named the God Particle. Lots of people believe it exists, without any substantial proof that it exists at all. Faith in Science ...

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    1. Re:God Particle by Baloroth · · Score: 4, Funny

      In this case, it looks like he really is projecting. Projecting a giant "WHOOOOOOSH!" right past you.

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