'God' Particle and why I hate the media!

[JG52Krupi]

From a physics point of view I am looking very much forward to more info on the Higgs but I entirely agree the media make it sound like its the answer to life when it's only another piece of the jigsaw.

Anyway the answer is 42

[ATAG_Colander]

Plus... they found a particle that looks like a Higgs but they are not sure yet.

[bongodriver]

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Colander

Plus... they found a particle that looks like a Higgs but they are not sure yet.

This is true. The particle they found exhibits the same mass as the Higgs particle, but they still need to confirm that it is in fact the Higgs boson.

[swiss]

Where's raaid?
This is all a LIE!

[raaaid]

what interests me the most of these things is quantum entanglenment

an instant effect even gazillions of lightyears away

doesnt this question causality since the cause-effect are instant?

take this monty hall variation that questions the nature of the arrow of time:

there are four doors just one with a prize

remember: THERES A 1/2 ODD THE PRIZE IS ON AN EVEN OR ODD DOOR

The host discards one door

now according chance you have 1/3 chance to win since there are 3 left doors

not really remember there WAS a 50% cahnce to be the price in odd or pair door

so if the host discarded and odd door you pick the other odd one if a pair you chose the other pair

on this way you hold all the pair or even doors so according the satblished original rule theres a 50% chacne to win not 33.333%

[louisv]

Did you see the Mythbusters episode where they try the monty hall paradox ?

The results are much higher than 50% vs 33% (switch to stand)

Hey I will try it for myself and see...later

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by =CfC= Father Ted

I'm slightly surprised that no one here has claimed that this discovery is not just some sort of socialist scam designed to screw tax dollars out of the working man.

Now, now be nice to the Tea Baggers they cannot help it.

Interestingly the Higgs Boson makes it into conservapedia

http://conservapedia.com/Higgs_boson

... but they haven't added the bit about the collider being financed by government funds and hence a hippy/communist scam yet

Originally Posted by louisv

Did you see the Mythbusters episode where they try the monty hall paradox ?

The results are much higher than 50% vs 33% (switch to stand)

Hey I will try it for myself and see...later

What would be interesting is to see Mythbusters do Schrodinger's Cat ... no wait ....

[Ze-Jamz]

Originally Posted by raaaid

what interests me the most of these things is quantum entanglenment

an instant effect even gazillions of lightyears away

doesnt this question causality since the cause-effect are instant?

take this monty hall variation that questions the nature of the arrow of time:

there are four doors just one with a prize

remember: THERES A 1/2 ODD THE PRIZE IS ON AN EVEN OR ODD DOOR

The host discards one door

now according chance you have 1/3 chance to win since there are 3 left doors

not really remember there WAS a 50% cahnce to be the price in odd or pair door

so if the host discarded and odd door you pick the other odd one if a pair you chose the other pair

on this way you hold all the pair or even doors so according the satblished original rule theres a 50% chacne to win not 33.333%

.... exactly

[Specht]

Originally Posted by swiss

Where's raaid?
This is all a LIE!

Careful with what you wish for...