EH 370z Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Just heard that the people at CERN now think that, at least some things, can travel fast than light. This debunks Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. The possibilities, at least in theory, are quite profound - Time Travel?? Interesting times, sorry I am a bit of a nerd http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/22/us-science-light-idUSTRE78L4FH20110922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Yep, read that this morning - was quite interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Yep, read that this morning - was quite interesting. I think I read it the day before yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I wouldn't write of Relativity just yet. This one experiment is arrayed against decades of evidence confirming the speed limit. It's been put out for peer examination, so I wouldn't go making any trips to the bookies Edit: New Scientist have a more in-depth look at the science and possible explanations: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20957-dimensionhop-may-allow-neutrinos-to-cheat-light-speed.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I love stuff like this, you have to give to the pointy heads for even coming up with how to test this stuff ..... far beyond by feeble brain capacity I have spent a far few hours working in here..... http://www.diamond.ac.uk/ Its very, very cool in the light ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH 370z Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 I love stuff like this, you have to give to the pointy heads for even coming up with how to test this stuff ..... far beyond by feeble brain capacity I have spent a far few hours working in here..... http://www.diamond.ac.uk/ Its very, very cool in the light ring Is this where they have that machine that can reach temperatures hotter than the Sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I love stuff like this, you have to give to the pointy heads for even coming up with how to test this stuff ..... far beyond by feeble brain capacity I have spent a far few hours working in here..... http://www.diamond.ac.uk/ Its very, very cool in the light ring Is this where they have that machine that can reach temperatures hotter than the Sun? Dont know about heat... but the Synchrotron light can be as much as 100 billion times brighter than the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Yep, read that this morning - was quite interesting. I think I read it the day before yesterday Don't you mean tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH 370z Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 After consulting with my old school friend on this, he sent back the following, to my spazzy questions, plus some Physicist humor too. http://www.phy.bris.ac.uk/people/laing_a/index.html "On the CERN thing, those scientists are being pretty cautious to not draw any conclusions from their findings. Essentially, particles (Neutrinos) get form France to the detector Italy at a time when they should still have at least 20 feet left to cover. The most likely explanation is a systematic error in the experiment. If it turned out that the experimental findings are good, then we can't really say yet whether or not it implies time travel since time travel via superluminal velocity comes from the theory which has just been invalidated". PS Joke... And the barman says "I'm sorry we don't serve Neutrinos" A Neutrino walks into a bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicon2k Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 They say that the only reason the neutrino was travelling so fast was because there was another particle behind it putting it under great pressure. They have called this "the Audi particle". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH 370z Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 They say that the only reason the neutrino was travelling so fast was because there was another particle behind it putting it under great pressure. They have called this "the Audi particle". I will pass that one on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds2000 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I still don't understand how a delorean doing 88mph can time travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I still don't understand how a delorean doing 88mph can time travel Try to get a DeLorean to 88MPH and you will understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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