CERN: Neutrino particles travel faster than light speed

Amazement As Particles 'Beat Light Speed'

A space scientist has told Sky News that there will be an "earthquake in physics" if it is true that scientists have proved Albert Einstein's theory of relativity wrong by breaking the speed of light.

Experts at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland believe they have clocked neutrinos travelling fast enough to shatter the central pillar of physics.

But they cannot quite believe it themselves, they say, because according to Einstein's famous 1905 equation, E=mc^2, it is simply impossible.

"The feeling that most people have is this can't be right, this can't be real," said James Gillies, a spokesman for CERN.

Dr David Whitehouse, a space scientist and author, said that if the experiment is proved to be true then it is a revelation on a par with Einstein's own theories. "It is an earthquake, a revolution in physics," he said.

"As soon as you are arrogant enough to think you understand the universe, the universe comes along and shows you are not right."

Mr Gillies said the readings have so astounded researchers that they are asking others to independently verify the measurements before claiming an actual discovery.

"They are inviting the broader physics community to look at what they have done and really scrutinise it in great detail," he said.

Ideally they want someone elsewhere in the world to repeat the measurements, he said.

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[anilsiv]

@sixstranger00

No... Just no, radio waves aren't sound, they are electromagnetic, sound is vibration, therefore gamma and radio move at 3 x 10 ^8 in a vacuum, don't call people stupid if you don't know what you're talking about. Major troll face up in hyar!

[zvolencan77]

IT HAS BEEN JUST CONFIRMED THAT NEUTRINOS DO NOT MOVE FASTER THAN SPEED OF LIGHT!!!

[zvolencan77]

LATEST NEWS!!! There will be final observations done in MAY 2012 to finally resolve the issue.So apparently they are not sure!

[csmcmillion]

Uh, you might want to check the news for the latest on "superluminal" neutrinos.

[lgadwords]

maybe it's a loose cable...lmao

[ThisJKid]

I watched this video before it was uploaded o3o

[CACBCCCU]

CERN accidentally gives Einstein supremacists chance to crow.

It's all very believable, except the accidentally part.

[123backinyerface]

@Tomislavv2 It wasn't a "hoax", it was a problem with the calibration of the clocks. I think this is still a win for science because a claim was made, it was reviewed and now it is being corrected. It goes to show that the scientific "method" isn't fallible, the error is not following it correctly. There is no shame in this, if anything it will lead to more accuracy in the future.

[Tomislavv2]

We just heard that Neutrino DOESNT travel fast than the light and that CERN is admitting that the whole story was hoax.

What a shame for CERN

[baldurus1]

Look up my comment from 1 month ago about 40 comments below. :)

[Nomasain]

CERN vs. VEDODER.EU

CERN gets billions of tax money; VEDODER gets zero.

CERN has a LHC; VEDODER only a laptop & some felt tips.

CERN knows very little of our universe, although it's specialized in quantum-physics; VEDODER knows everything about this universe; quantum-physics being the most boring part.

CERN has thousands of employees; VEDODER is a one man enterprise.

CERN gets al the attention; VEDODER is unknown.

I can kick EInstein's, Newton's and CERN's ass all day long. Just bring it on =D