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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-11 06:24 PM
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What’s really going on with the latest Higgs boson rumor
Alasdair Wilkins — What's really going on with the latest Higgs boson rumor?Rumors are again swirling that the Higgs boson, the missing subatomic particle of the Standard Model, has been found at last. But where did these reports come from, and should we believe them? Let's take a look at the evidence.

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There's plenty of reason to still be optimistic that the Large Hadron Collider will find the Higgs boson. But, as a general rule, it's not a bad idea to assume that, when the news does come, it probably won't be from a random note posted anonymously on the internet. But hey, stranger things have happened - just give me a moment to think of one...

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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-11 06:26 PM
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1. I bet it fell between the couch cushions
That's where I always lose my remote
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panader0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-11 06:28 PM
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2. I misread the title ---I thought it said the Higgs bosom rumor........
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-11 06:30 PM
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3. And I thought it was in reference to bison..whew...n/t
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-11 06:45 PM
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5. Well, duh
Why do you think they're using a Large Hard-on collider?

:)
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-11 06:30 PM
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-11 07:36 PM
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6. Inter-dimensional KITTEH!!!
:rofl:
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