Higg's Boson almost certainly discovered

julfo · 2012-07-04, 03:32 PM

Anyone else heard the news? CERN confirmed today (04 july '12) that a particle matching all of the characteristics of the much sought Higg's Boson has been found. They have a confidence level of five-sigma (99.99995%) that it is the Higg's. Fairly high.

This means exciting stuff for physics - it helps prove the standard model! Although if it isn't the higg's it is still exciting as we have yet another new particle to research.

Yeah. Pretty cool.

Electrofreak · 2012-07-04, 04:52 PM

Cool, all those millions of dollars discovered something only theorized about, and didn't cause the Earth to implode like so many people thought.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

Khrakhan · 2012-07-04, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Electrofreak

Cool, all those millions of dollars discovered something only theorized about, and didn't cause the Earth to implode like so many people thought.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

Yeah, the money would've been better spent on a new reality show, or different flavors of hot pockets. (sarcasm. I actually support science, even that which I dont completely understand)

Electrofreak · 2012-07-04, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Khrakhan

Yeah, the money would've been better spent on a new reality show, or different flavors of hot pockets. (sarcasm. I actually support science, even that which I dont completely understand)

I'm a pretty strong proponent of theoretical physics research, I just think it's funny how everyone thought it was going to create a black hole that would suck the Earth in.

Khrakhan · 2012-07-04, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Electrofreak

I'm a pretty strong proponent of theoretical physics research, I just think it's funny how everyone thought it was going to create a black hole that would suck the Earth in.

That would've been sweet....too bad

Dart · 2012-07-04, 06:11 PM

Not a surprise but very important day nonetheless. The LHC isn't even at full power yet. Dark matter next!

Khrakhan · 2012-07-04, 06:23 PM

Once we can figure out how to remove or neutralize this stuff in space, we can start traveling at speed of light....probably being destroyed ourselves in the process, but atleast we finally go lightspeed, lol.

julfo · 2012-07-04, 06:30 PM

To be honest I don't know whether I'd prefer some insight into dark matter or PS2 beta

It's a tough decision.

But yeah at least the LHC was useful despite the cost.

Kyonye · 2012-07-04, 06:42 PM

I'm a huge advocate of quarks...

Graywolves · 2012-07-04, 07:09 PM

Does this mean that Higby is the master of the universe?

Khrakhan · 2012-07-04, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Does this mean that Higby is the master of the universe?

As soon as PS2 is launched, he will rule the world.

Obiyer · 2012-07-05, 01:30 AM

On BerkeleyLab's youtube channel they made a video where people can ask questions if anyone is interested:
They are way over my head though, I don't know what a Boson is and only have a slight idea what the standard model is.

MasterChief096 · 2012-07-05, 02:25 AM

I for one, am very excited about this discovery. Who knows what it will lead to one hundred, two hundred, or a thousand years down the line. Hell, twenty years down the line. Go LHC!

Captain1nsaneo · 2012-07-05, 02:48 AM

Originally Posted by DjEclipse

Science: Discovering the obvious since gravity.

I get the universe is full of marvels. It didn't take Newton's "discovery" of gravity to build the pyramids. It just took mankind harnessing what the universe provides in abundance.

There is a massive difference between "how" and "why".

Sabrak · 2012-07-05, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by DjEclipse

I know how and why I take a massive shit. No research needed bro. We mistake research with progress, it's not. Doing, is progress.

Excuse me, but how are we supposed to do new things, which leads to your conception of progress, if we don't make researches on how and why these new things will work?