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Old Tue Dec 06, 2011, 06:23pm
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Also, Einstein seems to have been wrong.
You sure?

Faster than light finding faulted in new neutrino test - CBS News
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Old Tue Dec 06, 2011, 06:54pm
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Right now it's 2 to 1. I'm on the edge of my seat!
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Old Tue Dec 06, 2011, 07:00pm
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Back To The Future ...
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Right now it's 2 to 1. I'm on the edge of my seat!
Just wait until they bring out the flux capacitor. Only then will it get really exciting.
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Well, if that were true, would we have to account for the effect when deciding if a shot were released before the LED lights behind the backboard lit up?
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Well, if that were true, would we have to account for the effect when deciding if a shot were released before the LED lights behind the backboard lit up?
The moment I hear my first sonic boom in a basketball game, I'll start ruling based on the possibility that the ball may be moving faster than light.
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Well, if that were true, would we have to account for the effect when deciding if a shot were released before the LED lights behind the backboard lit up?
No, those were neutrinos. Photons still haven't gotten any speeding tickets yet, and they're what you can actually see.
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