So, can anybody explain this in dumb jock talk?
The science world is creaming it's pants right now, and I'm too stupid to understand why.
The science world is creaming it's pants right now, and I'm too stupid to understand why.
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The Higgs Boson is basically one of the key particles of particle physics, and was always theoretical but they believe that they have actually found proof that is it is real. Good article about it here:
The most basic part of that article is quoted as follows:
What is the Higgs?
The Higgs gives all elementary particles their mass. Physics needs the Higgs. Without it the electron, for instance, would be massless. Just as a photon is the smallest amount (or quantum) of light, the Higgs boson is a quantum of the Higgs field, an all-pervading field thought to give elementary particles mass, via the Higgs mechanism.
Theory says that particles gain mass by interacting with the Higgs field: massless particles like photons slip through the field as if it wasn't there, whereas heavier particles such as quarks "feel" the Higgs field as if it were treacle. The Higgs boson is a key component of the standard model of particle physics, which explains all the known particles and forces except gravity.Comment -
Another quote which probably simplifies is a bit more from http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...he-higgs-boson
In layman's terms, the Higgs is referred to as the "God Particle" because the field it produces gives atoms their mass. Were it not for the Higgs, the world we know would be completely different — there would be no chemistry, no architecture, no us. It would be a massless mess of aimless particles running around at light speed.Comment -
they're cluelessComment -
the future of the world rests in the hands of one little Obama genius. an 8 year old child who holds the key to the universe
this little chocolate will solve the Biggy Heinous hypothesis which you so desperately want answers to, BagFaceComment -
Who gives a shit? I want to know how to get a A or K to come on flop when I'm holding AK?Comment -
I need a fukking winner, EH
what you got?Comment -
I follow a few scientists on twitter and it seemed to create excitement for these guys (Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Michio, Brian Cox)
They seemed all fired up about it today.
Some foreigner seems to be putting down some evidence.
DeGrasse was a little chippy himself. He said science "sucks" in America.Comment -
Thank you for the effort-2 pointsThe Higgs Boson is basically one of the key particles of particle physics, and was always theoretical but they believe that they have actually found proof that is it is real. Good article about it here:
The most basic part of that article is quoted as follows:Comment
