I'm sure a group as large and important as CERN would check that. 60ns over 732km sounds like a lot to us, but it eclipses the percent error CERN put forward. Also, couldn't they just send some light over that distance and measure how long it takes to get there? Then, qualitatively it wouldn't matter how many nanoseconds difference there is. The big discovery is there IS a difference, and the neutrinos won the race.
Tagged like cattle? India has well over a billion people... can you imagine the challenges the Indian government must face trying to keep track of everyone? It's not like they're being tattooed with a barcode or something. Oh, and ever heard of a Social Security Number? What do you think that is? This isn't Orwell's world, these things are done out of organizational necessity.
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I'm sure a group as large and important as CERN would check that. 60ns over 732km sounds like a lot to us, but it eclipses the percent error CERN put forward. Also, couldn't they just send some light over that distance and measure how long it takes to get there? Then, qualitatively it wouldn't matter how many nanoseconds difference there is. The big discovery is there IS a difference, and the neutrinos won the race.
Tagged like cattle? India has well over a billion people... can you imagine the challenges the Indian government must face trying to keep track of everyone? It's not like they're being tattooed with a barcode or something. Oh, and ever heard of a Social Security Number? What do you think that is? This isn't Orwell's world, these things are done out of organizational necessity.