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bipedalhumanoid
 Post subject: CERN Announce Observation of the Heaviest Boson Ever!
New postPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:18 am 
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...and strongly suggest that this could be the Higgs Boson.

http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressRel ... 7.12E.html


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Phil Plait wieghs in...

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... /04/higgs/

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 Post subject: Re: CERN Announce Observation of the Heaviest Boson Ever!
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of course the creationist quote mine will be

"Atheist Scientists discover God" ...............particle

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 Post subject: Re: CERN Announce Observation of the Heaviest Boson Ever!
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The Irishexaminer headline is like a parody
Scientists hail 'God particle' find
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingne ... 57800.html

Almost expected to see a photo of a group of physicist on their knees bowing to the LHC, though they probably did :)

I doubt it would get as much media attention if it was called 'the goddamn particle'
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
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 Post subject: Re: CERN Announce Observation of the Heaviest Boson Ever!
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chemicals wrote:
of course the creationist quote mine will be

"Atheist Scientists discover God" ...............particle


chemicals wrote:
of course the creationist quote mine will be

"Atheist Scientists discover God" ...............particle



At least it has shut them up about killer strangelets and mini black holes!

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