How I know this is good science: The first thing they thought of was "we were wrong, lets see what others can do with this data, validate our results". I think that two things are likely here. One, experimental error (the most likely), I dont claim to be a physicist, but I am sure there are a myriad of ways in which this could happen. Two, an unexplained phenomenon that doesn't exactly allow for faster than light travel but maybe gives the appearance of it, or something related. Certainly interesting and I await confirmation and explanation. Part of me wants to hope that they have discovered something truly amazing here and it will help them on the search for a greater unifying theory.

Archerofaiur

United States4101 Posts

September 22 2011 19:45 GMT

#22

Ok im intrigued.

Atila

Cuba122 Posts

September 22 2011 19:45 GMT

#23

O__O

AKomrade

United States582 Posts

September 22 2011 19:45 GMT

#24

There is no science, only God!

Big news if this isn't a mistake though.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

September 22 2011 19:45 GMT

#25

And we shall call it

Warp speed.

Yes please?

hifriend

China7935 Posts

September 22 2011 19:46 GMT

#26

Doubt it tbh, it would mean much of what we understand has been false. We'll see.

Telcontar

United Kingdom16710 Posts

September 22 2011 19:46 GMT

#27

It could just as easily be a systemic error but I'm sure they're checking all the equipments to see if they're working as they should. It's good that they've put it online for open scrutiny as that's probably the only way someone could make sense of this. If this is genuine, it's unbelievably huge. Einstein's postulate is one of the pillars of modern physics. For it to be proven false........ *shudders*. A heck of a lot will have to be thrown out and reconsidered. It's actually quite exciting as well as frightening.

DannyJ

United States5110 Posts

September 22 2011 19:47 GMT

#28

somebody was just too quick on the stop watch.

GGTeMpLaR

United States7226 Posts

September 22 2011 19:47 GMT

#29

Interesting, but it's probably wrong.

Bleak

Turkey3059 Posts

September 22 2011 19:47 GMT

#30

Mass Effect, here we come!

Ygz

England370 Posts

September 22 2011 19:48 GMT

#31

This is HUGE! Wow, there must be an error somewhere. God this is nail biting waiting for more news.

Deleted_143

Australia256 Posts

September 22 2011 19:48 GMT

#32

--- Nuked ---

DarkEnergy

Netherlands542 Posts

September 22 2011 19:49 GMT

#33

On September 23 2011 04:44 Warlike Prince wrote:
my guess, the curvature of the earth is to blame. 700km is enough distance on land that if it went right through the ground it would not have to travel quite than far.

What ?
Your aware they shot the neutrino through a tunnel/tube ?
Not into the ground at an angel..

ChiffonAngel

43 Posts

September 22 2011 19:49 GMT

#34

Time travel incoming.

Steel

Japan2283 Posts

September 22 2011 19:49 GMT

#35

Everyone hold your horses. Muons already move at 0.99c so this might just be an overlooked effect of relativity...and also this is the news..

cptKewk

Sweden87 Posts

September 22 2011 19:50 GMT

#36

On September 23 2011 04:39 SomeONEx wrote:
I have never really understood my good 'ole teacher when he told me that things can't be faster then the speed of light. "It's only a matter of time before "we" break the laws" said to him, and it seems (for now) as though I was right.

I would say that it is more likely to be a mistake. I mean why are these neutrino different from others? that is what I don't get.

Mowr

Sweden791 Posts

September 22 2011 19:51 GMT

#37

On September 23 2011 04:43 Southlight wrote:

Show nested quote +

Then you might want to read the article, along with the headline.

Yes I did. And I read the pdf. Proving my point.

Googity

United States127 Posts

September 22 2011 19:52 GMT

#38

They ran the same test over 15,000 times always coming up with the same results. The only reason they published their data is so that another laboratory could possibly run the same tests. If multiple labs come up with the same information then physics as we know it just got thrown out the window.

tw!tch

United States563 Posts

September 22 2011 19:52 GMT

#39

I don't think the scientists would ignore measuring something like that : /

BUT! could be wrong

DarkEnergy

Netherlands542 Posts

September 22 2011 19:52 GMT

#40

On September 23 2011 04:50 cptKewk wrote:

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I would say that it is more likely to be a mistake. I mean why are these neutrino different from others? that is what I don't get.

They are just subatomic particles.
As far as i knew they shot one from each side and let them collide creating exotic particle's and then they analyse it.