Speed of light 'broken' at CERN, scientists claim

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Speed of light 'broken' at CERN, scientists claim

It was Albert Einstein, no less, who proposed more than 100 years ago that nothing could travel faster than the speed of light.

But last night it emerged that the man who laid the foundations for the laws of nature may have been wrong.

The science world was left in shock when workers at the world’s largest physics lab announced they had recorded subatomic particles travelling faster than the speed of light

If the findings are proven to be accurate, they would overturn one of the pillars of the Standard Model of physics, which explains the way the universe and everything within it works.

Einstein’s theory of special relativity, proposed in 1905, states that nothing in the universe can travel faster than the speed of light in a vacuum. But researchers at the CERN lab near Geneva claim they have recorded neutrinos, a type of tiny particle, travelling faster than the barrier of 186,282 miles (299,792 kilometers) per second.

The results have so astounded researchers that American and Japanese scientists have been asked to verify the results before they are confirmed as a discovery.

Antonio Ereditato, spokesman for the researchers, said: “We have high confidence in our results. We have checked and rechecked for anything that could have distorted our measurements but we found nothing.”

Scientists agree if the results are confirmed, that it would force a fundamental rethink of the laws of physics.

John Ellis, a theoretical physicist, said Einstein’s theory underlies “pretty much everything in modern physics”.

link - www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8783011/Speed-of-light-broken-at-CERN-scientists-claim.html

So what do you know? I'm not surprised...

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hello-hello just recorded your speed sir your nicked --you are not allowed to go that fast --the only kids on the block allowed to go that fast are NEWTRINO`s There name is a lot longer than that but we haven't been able to find that out yet

Will this mean i wont have to waste half my holidays on a plane now??So the big man got it wrong no worries--nobody`s perfect
but he was for a few years good on ya Einstein

[Spellbound454]

Whoopsie

That a hundred years of physics down the pan

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lol, I once read that the laws of physics maybe revised and if this discovery is true then it'll be quickly done.

www.newscientist.com/article/dn19429-laws-of-physics-may-change-across-the-universe.html

I actually had this feeling that one day we'll find out that there is something that can break the speed of light.

Where does that leave the laws of science?

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In Context
Albert Einstein's work laid the groundwork for many modern technologies including nuclear weapons and cosmic science.
After his death, Einstein's brain was removed and preserved for scientific research by Canadian scientists.

It was found that the part of Einstein's brain responsible for mathematical thought and the ability to think in terms of space and movement was 15% wider than average.

It also lacked a groove which normally runs through this region suggesting that the neurons were able to communicate.

In 1999 Albert Einstein was named "person of the century" by Time magazine.


"Where does that leave the laws of science"? ERM in the plastic bin in the corner ---well not all of his notes just some---

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Well, it is also said that Olinto De Pretto first published the equation E=mc² and not Einstein.

FYI -

www.guardian.co.uk/world/1999/nov/11/rorycarroll

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Science is not infallible, never has been, never will be.

[dancerdoc]

but its a safer bet than religion

[sgtjer]

Sept 23, 2011 17:03:15 GMT -5 dancerdoc said:

but its a safer bet than religion

Did science invent God, or did God invent science?

Hiya Doc ....

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Did science invent God, or did God invent science?

Hmmm...don't Atheists use science to dismiss God?

[sgtjer]

I don't believe in anything, especially atheism. ;D

Actually, it seems the more we learn, the more we realize we don't, and can't, know everything.

Which leads us inevitably back to religion to fill in the blanks.

Mebbe we're happiest staying within our limits of understanding and enjoying our lives without wondering about what comes next.

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Hello sgtjer,

I don't believe in anything, especially atheism.

lol, I did think atheism was another belief. A belief in the non-existence of deities.

Actually, it seems the more we learn, the more we realize we don't, and can't, know everything.

That seems true and I wonder if anyone can know everything. I think perhaps genetics and the environment plays a role of what we learn or what knowledge we seek and that too of how much of it. It seems that there are factors and variables that exist which affects our thoughts and thinking. It can also be the more knowledge and education we seek, the previous knowledge and education becomes redundant so do we assume we were accepting lies then at that time? Does that mean the best bet is to be agnostic in everything and is that possible?

Which leads us inevitably back to religion to fill in the blanks.

But only sometimes, I think.

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Draconid Meteor Outburst
Oct. 4, 2011

Forecasters say Earth is heading for a stream of dust from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. A close encounter with the comet's fragile debris could spark a meteor outburst over parts of our planet on October 8th.

best put on your crash helmet, and a mask dont want any of those germ`s getting to ya

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Is it coming down at the speed of light?

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the current trend continues, we may be in store for some cold weather in our future. Many scientists agree that a decrease in sunspot activity will translate to cooler weather here on earth.

There is a lag effect with the cause-and-effect of low sunspot numbers and cool weather. That affect, coupled with the current ‘La Nina’ underway in the equatorial Pacific ocean – affecting North America with colder weather this January, could be signaling a very cool Spring and Summer of 2011

SO WAS IT TRUE IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS ?? IF SO Hang on to your hollyhocks this winter

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I rather be blessed with rain that hits me with the speed of light.

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NASA Finds Earth-Size Planet Candidates In Habitable Zone, Six Planet System WASHINGTON -- NASA's Kepler mission has discovered its first Earth-size planet candidates and its first candidates in the habitable zone, a region where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface. Five of the potential planets are near Earth-size and orbit in the habitable zone of smaller, cooler stars than our sun.

[luvcheez]

When I come back in my next life, I'm gonna be a Neutrino! They can pass thru anything!

[Spellbound454]

I think I'd want to be something a bit bigger than a subatomic particle.

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Well it looks like the Boffins may have found "The Higgs Boson" which they lovingly call The God Particle ,but they recon that it will be next year and a few more calculations on the old pocket calculator will prove it