Comments on: Faster Than Light Neutrinos Explained?

By: F

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:38:44 +0000

Ha! Cool. Yeah, you have to check the more common off-the-shelf bits, too.

In other time-related news, the TZ database lawsuit against Olson and Eggert has been dropped, with a promise that it will not happen again.

By: itzac

itzac — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:44:02 +0000

Zippy, they probably ran all sorts of diagnositics, and recalibrated repeatedly. All without ever pulling the cable. After all, it was working. Why fix what ain’t broke?

The moral of the story: the proper functioning of even a digital cable is not a binary thing.

By: MadScientist

MadScientist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:31:34 +0000

It’s usually the simple things. I said from the start they’ve probably got their timing wrong. With the ridiculous absolute timing accuracy their experiment requires, mistakes come easy.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:18:47 +0000

I was hoping this was gong to be something more esoteric, like some effect of how fast the Earth is moving through space, or something about satellites or whatever. But on the other hand, we all can feel better about ourselves next time some fundamental system in our own lives fails because we kicked the cord lose or something.

By: Zippy the Pinhead

Zippy the Pinhead — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:21:03 +0000

This explains everything and nothing. Didn’t the experiments swear they checked and calibrated everything? If your whole experiment depends on the reliability of your GPS setup, shouldn’t that be the first thing you check?

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:15:06 +0000

It is a good thing the researcher was wearing a long sleeve shirt. If he/she has short sleeves then we would never have found out!

By: Spanish Inquisitor

Spanish Inquisitor — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:25:12 +0000

Well done, Greg. I like this post.

Now I have to go home and feed my neutrino, and clean out his litter box.