If these guys were humble researchers unsure of their results, perhaps RUNNING TO THE MEDIA AND SCREAMING ABOUT BREAKING THE LIGHT BARRIER should have been agen

If these guys were humble researchers unsure of their results, perhaps RUNNING TO THE MEDIA AND SCREAMING ABOUT BREAKING THE LIGHT BARRIER should have been agenda item #8484 not #1. Seriously, if you're claiming you're doing FTL, asking for outside help isn't some noble act, its pretty much required. The idea that these guys are infallible and systemic errors never happen is incredibly naive. Christ, remind me never to get between nerds and their starship Enterprise fantasies.