Science is interesting

Stranaton · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:14 pm

FYI, the speed of light is ESTIMATED. so it may just be telling us that light speed is a tiny bit faster than we thought,

Syobon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 am **Posts:** 15027

Huh, didn't even consider that. Even still, it's incredible for anything to approach the speed of light to that extent. I think it would be interesting if we could measure the age of the travelling neutrinos in any way. Maybe give them an angular motion and calculate of of how much that motion has decreased upon arrival? But that's probably impossible to measure, or impractical due to other reasons.

Syobon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 am **Posts:** 15027

I thought this was kind of interesting.

Syobon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 am **Posts:** 15027

The supposed FTL neutrinos might actually reinforce relativity. Here are 5 articles on the faults in the research:

http://arxiv.org/abs/1110.2685
http://www.fellowgeek.com/a-Einstein%E2%80%99s-Theory-Still-Safe.html
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/111005/full/news.2011.575.html
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/10/15/followup-ftl-neutrinos-explained-not-so-fast-folks/
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27260/?ref=rss

[Citation Needed] · **Posted:** Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:50 pm

This is a real noise

that 35 deserts around the world actually make

Haunting, and amazing. :>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_sand#In_dunes

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

That is the sound of a thousand vuvuzelas in the distance.

owenster · **Posted:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:11 pm

Sounds like those giants from Majora's Mask

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

Syobon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 am **Posts:** 15027

An interesting and accessible introduction to the quantum mechanics of the electron by redditor platypuskeeper (top two comments).

I'd recommend to anyone interested in how the universe works.

Syobon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 am **Posts:** 15027

World's most powerful laser to tear apart the vacuum of space

Stuff like this makes we want to pursue a career in physics.

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

You know I joke about how scientists will be the ones to end the world and this really isn't helping their case any.

Thdark · **Joined:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:27 pm **Posts:** 338

>10 lasers combine to make super laser
I'VE SEEN THIS SOMEWHERE BEFORE

Avengifier · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:05 am

I know that some super villain is going to launch a mirror in front of the superlaser and reflect it back to Earth. I just know it.

Galaxy Man · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:33 am

Syobon wrote:

World's most powerful laser to tear apart the vacuum of space

Stuff like this makes we want to pursue a career in physics.

Quote:

The Extreme Light Infrastructure Ultra-High Field Facility

this sounds like aperture science and i am only more interested in it because of it

Syobon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 am **Posts:** 15027

Madican wrote:

You know I joke about how scientists will be the ones to end the world and this really isn't helping their case any.

No worries, they're not ripping apart the very fabric of spacetime itself. (since that isn't really a thing that exists). (Hapax_Legoman explains it much better than I can.)

AWKWARD ZOMBIE

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