Higgs boson

Daz555

I'm am a complete science geek - I'll admit that, but I'm oddly proud of the human race today.

111 nations, 2.6bn pounds, 8,000 scientists & engineers, the construction of the largest machine in history, and we finally solve a 45 year old mystery - a critical fundamental missing piece of our current understanding of the universe (ok only 99.99999% sure).

"Curiosity driven science" at its finest and most spectacular.

Ok, I can now bring my geek level back to mere normal.

mrmonkfinger

Our work here is done; Global Thermonuclear Armageddon can now proceed.


Seriously, this is quite a special moment for science.

Thewaylander

Yarp next issue,

Dark matter, other than observation that the universe is too heavy and doesn't fly apart how do we know it's there? where the feck is it? how do we measure then see it? and what can we do with it if is there!

mrmonkfinger

Thewaylander wrote:

Dark matter, other than observation that the universe is too heavy and doesn't fly apart how do we know it's there?

ask nasa

http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/fo ... rk-energy/

adm1

Thewaylander wrote:

Yarp next issue,

Dark matter, other than observation that the universe is too heavy and doesn't fly apart how do we know it's there? where the feck is it? how do we measure then see it? and what can we do with it if is there!

It's all curled up at sub-Planck scale in the rest of the dimensions of the universe apart from the four that we inhabit. That's why we can't see it, innit? It's only the gravitational effects of it that we notice across the dimensional boundaries.

That's my theory anyway.

YeehaaMcgee

Thewaylander wrote:

Yarp next issue,

Dark matter, other than observation that the universe is too heavy and doesn't fly apart how do we know it's there? where the feck is it? how do we measure then see it? and what can we do with it if is there!

We know it's there because Sheep's mum sells it for £32 a teenth.
It's in Rhyl.
She measures it with Njee's bike scales.
You can get your rocks off, like totally cosmic, man.

Anyway, yes, exciting day for real science.

mak3m

meh neutrino oscillation thats where the cool cats theorise

Anonymous

Higgs Boson hasn't been directly observed though, just the effects of it that were predicted have been and can assume it therefore exists. But we're assuming a theory that fits exists. Bit like with exo-planets. None can be seen, but they're the best explanation. Could still be something wild we didn't expect. Again like dark matter/energy. Just "we don't know what" stuff invented to fill a hole in our knowledge. We'll prove "don't know what" exists, but could be some other explanation for it we didn't think of.

EH_Rob

Now they've found the Higgs can the McCanns get these scientists to find Maddie?

mrmonkfinger

deadkenny wrote:

Higgs Boson hasn't been directly observed though, just the effects of it that were predicted have been and can assume it therefore exists. But we're assuming a theory that fits exists. Bit like with exo-planets. None can be seen, but they're the best explanation. Could still be something wild we didn't expect. Again like dark matter/energy. Just "we don't know what" stuff invented to fill a hole in our knowledge. We'll prove "don't know what" exists, but could be some other explanation for it we didn't think of.

if there was a theory there that needed explanation, if explanation is the thing that was needed, then that was the best guess for an explanation that we have, even though it can't really be explained and that wasn't an explanation

MountainMonster

EH_Rob wrote:

Now they've found the Higgs can the McCanns get these scientists to find Maddie?

Where is the like button on here?

Very very cool indeed. I'd love to witness a tunnel like the one they have, and even try to wrap my head around the complexities. Unfortunately, I won't be able to ever.

And were pretty sure the theory is a best guess at the explanation to "five sigma"

homers_double

MountainMonster wrote:

EH_Rob wrote:

Now they've found the Higgs can the McCanns get these scientists to find Maddie?

Where is the like button on here?

Very very cool indeed. I'd love to witness a tunnel like the one they have, and even try to wrap my head around the complexities. Unfortunately, I won't be able to ever.

We call it the McCann love tunnel because you know whats at the end. Its not very complex, just a big door with a big lock and a pack of tissues for when you leave.

You will be able to, if you have the £'s.

YeehaaMcgee

MountainMonster wrote:

Very very cool indeed. I'd love to witness a tunnel like the one they have, and even try to wrap my head around the complexities. Unfortunately, I won't be able to ever.

And were pretty sure the theory is a best guess at the explanation to "five sigma"

I'll experience your tunnel in a minute.

(Incidentally, due to a lack of humour on your part, I don't know if you're trying to be funny or not, but 5 sigma is a statistical term.
What they've found is evidence. And for that evidence to be accepted as "proof" of a particle being found, they have to give the probability of this result being random coincidence or not - and the probability has to be above a set level.
A Sigma5 result means that there's only a 1 in 3million chance that this is a false positive.)

MountainMonster

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

Very very cool indeed. I'd love to witness a tunnel like the one they have, and even try to wrap my head around the complexities. Unfortunately, I won't be able to ever.

And were pretty sure the theory is a best guess at the explanation to "five sigma"

I'll experience your tunnel in a minute.

(Incidentally, due to a lack of humour on your part, I don't know if you're trying to be funny or not, but 5 sigma is a statistical term.
What they've found is evidence. And for that evidence to be accepted as "proof" of a particle being found, they have to give the probability of this result being random coincidence or not - and the probability has to be above a set level.
A Sigma5 result means that there's only a 1 in 3million chance that this is a false positive.)

I know, I know. Was more a carry on from the post above mine, where he cracked a similar joke, so I just ended it in my retarded way.

Oh, and you have got a good tunnel experiencing in you. :P

Anonymous

EH_Rob wrote:

Now they've found the Higgs can the McCanns get these scientists to find Maddie?

Accelerate the McCanns to near light speed and smash them together, then see what comes out of it.

Daz555

deadkenny wrote:

Higgs Boson hasn't been directly observed though.

It is impossible to directly observe any subatomic particle so the Higgs is nothing special in that regard.

The most interesting thing about the Higgs is that it has a massive arse. 130 times more flabby than your common or garden proton.

homers_double

deadkenny wrote:

EH_Rob wrote:

Now they've found the Higgs can the McCanns get these scientists to find Maddie?

Accelerate the McCanns to near light speed and smash them together, then see what comes out of it.

Another book deal?

YeehaaMcgee

deadkenny wrote:

EH_Rob wrote:

Now they've found the Higgs can the McCanns get these scientists to find Maddie?

Accelerate the McCanns to near light speed and smash them together, then see what comes out of it.

YES!!
I'm sure there's a watchable TV show in that.

craigw99

all we need to do now is develop an anti higgs boson field and apply it to our bikes to make them weightless... would make climbs so much easier :-)

Alinshearah

Now that it has been found should we have some sort of mass celebration?

cooldad

Alinshearah wrote:

Now that it has been found should we have some sort of mass celebration?

A massturbation?

Anonymous

If Higgs Boson is the god particle and responsible for mass and gravity, then as someone who likes bikes to go down hills I have just found my god.

Alinshearah

cooldad wrote:

Alinshearah wrote:

Now that it has been found should we have some sort of mass celebration?

A massturbation?

Trust you to have lepton to this

EH_Rob

cooldad wrote:

Alinshearah wrote:

Now that it has been found should we have some sort of mass celebration?

A massturbation?

Shame there isn't a particle called a twunt given the quality of that one Cooldad.