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tensor | karma 5723 | avg karma 3.71 · 2018-05-30 04:51:14+00:00

You can't test most of high end physics at home. I hope that doesn't mean you don't believe it!

Ngunyan | karma -18 | avg karma -0.27 · 2018-05-30 05:39:13+00:00

We're talking here of technology, something that can be turned into a product, and not black holes, for example.

shub | karma 219 | avg karma 2.35 · 2018-05-30 05:54:10

A lab publishes an exciting result, what does the physics community do? Wait for replication. Or if you’re LHC, be very careful what you publish.

sanxiyn | karma 14687 | avg karma 3.61 · 2018-05-30 07:59:51

In theory, there are two separate experiments (ATLAS and CMS) on LHC because of this. In practice, they are probably not independent enough.

oldgradstudent | karma 3405 | avg karma 3.33 · 2018-05-31 00:08:49

It's probably a good idea to ignore high-end physics results for a few years, though.

The BICEP2 fiasco is a good example why.