FTL Neutrinos, Skepticism, and Humor
Posted by mattusmaximus on September 25, 2011
Regarding my previous blog post on the supposed discovery of faster-than-light neutrinos at CERN, I just wanted to share this humorous bit from the web-comic XKCD which sums it all up quite nicely. Enjoy! 😀
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gmcdavid said
This has inspired a limerick as well as a comic. See http://telescoper.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/neutrinos-on-speed/