So they found the "God" particle

**noobi** · 5th July 2012, 19:24

Now we know how stuff has mass. More scientific evidence for how the big bang theory explains existence.

I imagine Peter Higgs feels pretty good right now. Predicting this 50 years ago, and being proven to be, at least partially, correct in his lifetime.

This cartoon explains it pretty well, starts ~0:40

**Mental Trousers** · 5th July 2012, 19:35

That is brilliant. Higgs Boson and the LHC for Dummies

**Oblivion** · 5th July 2012, 20:00

Don't forget he's 100$ richer

**Oakie** · 5th July 2012, 20:19

And Stephen Hawking is $100 poorer

http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/repo...scover_1710894

**Macontour** · 5th July 2012, 20:23

Way beyond my level of understanding. I tried to listen to an explanation of Black Holes once and I lost it after the explanation went something like..."there is a huge amount of nothing, so much nothing that it weighs more than you can imagine, and because there is so much nothing weighing so much, even light can't get out"

**Quasievil** · 5th July 2012, 20:25

Its A Countdown now until the New Weapon of Mass destruction is developed, this will make splitting the atom look like kids play !

**Swoop** · 6th July 2012, 08:47

Surely it should be called the "atheist particle"?

**wharekura** · 6th July 2012, 08:54

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Its A Countdown now until the New Weapon of Mass destruction is developed, this will make splitting the atom look like kids play !

Our parallel existence is probably already dead and we are in another dimension as we type - Lost was just preparing our minds so we don't freak out too much when the truth hits us

**Usarka** · 6th July 2012, 08:55

Originally Posted by wharekura

Our parallel existence is probably already dead and we are in another dimension as we type - Lost was just preparing our minds so we don't freak out too much when the truth hits us

It's ok I just decided to have a piece of toast so I've created a new universe.

**wharekura** · 6th July 2012, 08:57

Originally Posted by Usarka

It's ok I just decided to have a piece of toast so I've created a new universe.

Just dont use vegimite - its a bit on the dark side *evil darth vadar laugh*

**Tigadee** · 6th July 2012, 09:05

To different people, it'll be different things:
1. Feminists - The Venus Code, but sometimes also known to feminists as the Burnt Bra Ashes...
2. Indians - The Ghandi Robes
3. Buddhists - The Buddha Bits
4. Lesbians - The L Particle
5. Gays - The Sensitive Side
6. Surfers - The Freakin' Awesom' Stuff... Dude!

The thought that blows my mind is that we are made up of this stuff too!

As Carl Sagan said before, everything that has blown up and clumped back together into suns and planets to make up where we are and what we're on is in us and around us - we are made of "star stuff".

**CookMySock** · 6th July 2012, 09:21

Arrgh introverted intuitive thinkers keep using up valuable time paraphrasing!

We heard you the first time! Just skip ahead to your next point!

**bogan** · 6th July 2012, 09:27

So why all the hullabaloo with this one? Aren't there 12 fundamental particles already?

**bogan** · 6th July 2012, 09:36

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Its A Countdown now until the New Weapon of Mass destruction is developed, this will make splitting the atom look like kids play !

Speaking of which, they said no antigtrav was possible with this new particle. What a fucking let down, how are we supposed to get grav guns and grav drives for spaceships now