Date: 5/05/2016 21:09:57
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 885315
Subject: Is A New Particle About To Be Announced?

Is A New Particle About To Be Announced?

Particle physicists are an inquisitive bunch. Their goal is a working, complete model of the particles and forces that make up the Universe, and they pursue that goal with a vigour matched by few other professions.

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Date: 5/05/2016 21:14:50
From: sibeen
ID: 885317
Subject: re: Is A New Particle About To Be Announced?

CrazyNeutrino said:

and they pursue that goal with a vigour matched by few other professions.

Faark. Could they shovel it on any thicker?

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Date: 5/05/2016 21:20:14
From: tauto
ID: 885320
Subject: re: Is A New Particle About To Be Announced?

sibeen said:


CrazyNeutrino said:
and they pursue that goal with a vigour matched by few other professions.

Faark. Could they shovel it on any thicker?

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Well when you are trying to make the intangible, tangible, and have few successes, then it is ok by me.

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Date: 5/05/2016 21:22:40
From: sibeen
ID: 885322
Subject: re: Is A New Particle About To Be Announced?

tauto said:


sibeen said:

CrazyNeutrino said:
and they pursue that goal with a vigour matched by few other professions.

Faark. Could they shovel it on any thicker?

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Well when you are trying to make the intangible, tangible, and have few successes, then it is ok by me.

Christ, that sounds like about 90% of the projects I work on. You don’t hear much about sibeen’s work ethic though, do you?

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Date: 6/05/2016 15:56:53
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 885766
Subject: re: Is A New Particle About To Be Announced?

> To be more specific, ATLAS and CMS recorded increased activity at an energy level around 750 GeV.

> Over 100 papers have been written to try to explain what the results might mean.
OMG.
> about four main explanations for the experimental results have percolated to the surface.

sibeen said:


CrazyNeutrino said:
and they pursue that goal with a vigour matched by few other professions.

Faark. Could they shovel it on any thicker?

Yes. They could have said “they pursue that goal with a vigour matched by no other professions”, and they would still be correct.

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