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> One of the recent (past decade or so) major mistaken discoveries in particle physics was a cabling issue. Have more info on this or link about it?
by heavyset_go 5y ago
> One of the recent (past decade or so) major mistaken discoveries in particle physics was a cabling issue.
Have more info on this or link about it?
- perihelions 5y agoI'm guessing the parent is referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light_neutrino_anomaly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light_neutrino_ano...
- adgjlsfhk1 5y ago"EM Drive" also probably counts.
- ben_w 5y agoFrom what I’ve been hearing, EM drive is more of “didn’t do the maths” followed by shoestring-budget “might as well try it, we have some spare lab space” work getting squished in between the serious projects.
- smueller1234 5y agoYes, thank you, that's the one I was thinking about. Apologies for not naming/linking it in the first place.
- heavyset_go 5y agoThanks