Comments on: Neutrinos Break The Law?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:18:25 +0000

Hell, when you are talking about measurements this precise you have to start checking the length of the circuit traces on the controls. You really need a target on the moon to figure out if the times are real, because distances on earth are too small.

I would be really happy for a lot of physics students if it was real, because it is a golden doctorate thesis and a possible Nobel, but it may turn out to be an ‘equipment problem’.

Yes, xkcd is a great site that should be on my blogroll.

By: Comrade Misfit

Comrade Misfit — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:57:17 +0000

I think that xkcd had it right. As for me, the more I read about the possible margin of errors in both time-keeping and distance measurement, the more I think that everyone should check-fire until there are a few confirmation experiments conducted.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:14:11 +0000

BTW. a good cartoon on the neutrino matter...

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:35:27 +0000

It may be time to consider walking the Planck.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:53:10 +0000

Yeah, but nobody ever talks about Max’s length… it’s just possible that it doesn’t get any smaller than that.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:40:37 +0000

In reply to Steve Bates.

The reality is that people enter politics these days to be elected from their own state or district, and have no regard for the nation as a whole. There are very few people left in office who are actually interested in the General Welfare.

Funny, but I always thought of Planck as a ‘Max’ kind of guy.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:17:17 +0000

“Of course, this is occurring in Europe where they still believe in basic research.”

The great Steven Weinberg (whose daughter married my best friend; I played at the wedding) once wrote something about the Superconducting Super Collider to the effect that before its location was chosen, it had the support of 100 U.S. senators, and after the location was chosen, it had the support of 2 U.S. senators. All too true, I’m afraid.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:09:59 +0000

"So now we have expanded into sub-atomic particle puns – there is no lower limit…" The Planck length?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:47:53 +0000

Hey, Badtux, we are still waiting for all the stuff that we know how to do, so there are probably a few ‘details’ to be worked out. The big thing is to discover that it can be done, so people can then figure out how to do it. The ‘fun’ begins when things move from science to engineering. Of course, this is occurring in Europe where they still believe in basic research.

Don’t worry, Rook, as long as the Repubs sit in Congress, there is no danger of science being done in the US, it takes too long to generate a profit.

So now we have expanded into sub-atomic particle puns – there is no lower limit…

By: jams o donnell

jams o donnell — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:08:24 +0000

Steve also perhaps a spin off series about compulsive particle thieves called the Kleptons