Faster-Than-Light Particle Results To Be Re-Tested

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Faster-Than-Light Particle Results To Be Re-Tested

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 26, 2011 @02:15AM from the check-your-work dept.

surewouldoutlaw writes "After the astonishing news from CERN that the OPERA experiment had detected neutrinos traveling faster than light speed, challenging Einstein's theory of special relativity, there has been some skepticism over the results. Now Fermilab, near Chicago, has announced it will attempt to replicate the experimental results within four to six months."

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First post! by Anonymous Coward · 2011-09-26 02:17 · Score: 0, Funny

And I posted it tomorrow, as well!
Re:HOLY REPLICABLE RESULTS BATMAN! by flaming+error · 2011-09-26 02:23 · Score: 5, Funny

How could we see it coming, if it's traveling faster than light?
Re:HOLY REPLICABLE RESULTS BATMAN! by RivenAleem · 2011-09-26 02:25 · Score: 4, Funny

You deduced its pending arrival by virtue of it having arrived.
... walks into a bar. by Anonymous Coward · 2011-09-26 02:26 · Score: 5, Funny

The barkeep says 'We don't serve faster-than-light particles in here'. A neutrino walks into a bar.
1. Re:... walks into a bar. by imakemusic · 2011-09-26 02:32 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Did you hear the one about the neutrino?
  
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2. Re:... walks into a bar. by artor3 · 2011-09-26 02:40 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  A neutrino walks into a bar and out the other side.
3. Re:... walks into a bar. by Lord+Lode · 2011-09-26 02:48 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  The joke is too fast for you.
4. Re:... walks into a bar. by iggymanz · 2011-09-26 03:15 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I like tasteful jokes but that was a tachyon
Re:HOLY REPLICABLE RESULTS BATMAN! by Abstrackt · 2011-09-26 02:36 · Score: 5, Funny

I see what you [are going to do] there.

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Re:Damn straight by LordLimecat · 2011-09-26 03:22 · Score: 3, Funny

Of course, once they realized that some fool of an intern ordered a Denon AKDL1 link cable (see first review)-- which of course unleashes all sorts of problematic physics-- everything became clear.
Once they replaced it with a link cable from best buy, the results were as expected.