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Speed of Light broken?

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:28 pm
by Gekko71
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?

Re: Speed of Light broken?

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:40 pm
by flip
Oh well, back to the drawing board :P

Re: Speed of Light broken?

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:57 pm
by snoopy
Clearly, everyone knows that neutrinos never had any respect for the law.

Re: Speed of Light broken?

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:37 pm
by sdfgeoff
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.

Re: Speed of Light broken?

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:29 am
by Foil
I'll be waiting for verification by other labs before I jump on any "Einstein's Special Relativity was wrong!" bandwagon. :)

Re: Speed of Light broken?

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:55 pm
by Avder
Neutrinos are a very special type of particle. Wouldnt really be surprised if they actually can break the speed of light.

Re: Speed of Light broken?

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:34 am
by Alter-Fox
The scientists who "discovered" it admit they think they must have made a mistake.