Speed of Light broken?

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Gekko71
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Speed of Light broken?

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Scientists at the world's largest physics lab outside Geneva said they have clocked neutrinos travelling faster than light.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/wo ... 6144323956

If true, this is some mind-bending stuff right here! :shock: Anyone with a better grasp of advanced physics than I care to comment?
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Oh well, back to the drawing board :P
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Clearly, everyone knows that neutrinos never had any respect for the law.
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Re: Speed of Light broken?

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Time to rule the galaxy......
Woo-hoo, we can shoot things faster than the speed of light, all the better to hit you with.
What can you do with a single neutrino at a time? Shoot someone (stay still while I charge my 300km long gun....)

Neh, I suppose as technology get's better it may apply to other things.
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I'll be waiting for verification by other labs before I jump on any "Einstein's Special Relativity was wrong!" bandwagon. :)
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Neutrinos are a very special type of particle. Wouldnt really be surprised if they actually can break the speed of light.
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The scientists who "discovered" it admit they think they must have made a mistake.
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