LIGO USA

The Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is operated by Caltech and MIT, and is a collaboration of more than 600 scientists working towards one goal: the direct detection of the gravitational waves predicted by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.

In the Summer of 2009, 23 students from different universities around the world descended on Caltech in Pasadena, CA, to conduct research contributing to the LIGO Project. While we were all working on different parts of this diverse project, some of us came together in the interest of spreading the science of LIGO to many more people. A lot of work (on top of research!) went into the production of this video, so we hope you enjoy it and learn a little about LIGO science.

To learn more about LIGO, visit www.ligo.org.

To help with LIGO at home, go to www.einsteinathome.org.

Thanks for watching!!

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[TheGravitycentre]

Can you sen a copy of this clip to AIGO in Gingin Australia of attach to a email ?

seekme @live.com.au

George

[InterimAeterna]

@TheGravitycentre Sure, give me a few days to locate the original file... =)

[bummercucumber]

This is seriously the best thing I've seen on YouTube in my entire life.

[InterimAeterna]

Ha, thanks!

[schrodingasdawg]

This is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Holy shit.

[InterimAeterna]

Thanks!

[Antichryst666]

Well, at least we know if the LIGO thing doesn't work out, you always have your music careers to fall back on.

[beaverdude88]

i believe what you're looking for then is referred to as a "text book."

[TheGravitycentre]

Throw a few GRAVITY WAVES down to AIGO when you get time, their sooooo hard to catch. (don't sing the song too much, you'll scare them away).

George

[gamador]

This is better than Gogol Bordello's song (supertheory of supereverything) :)

[astroguyz]

Very cool...we visited LIGO Livingston recently; it was most awesome!