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Re: The world's most sophisticated science machines: LIGO

From jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: The world's most sophisticated science machines: LIGO
Date 2016-02-12 05:59 +0000
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benj <none@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 02/11/2016 10:11 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The world's most sophisticated science machines: LIGO
>>>> http://phys.org/news/2016-02-world-sophisticated-science-machines-ligo.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
>>>
>>>> The machines that gave scientists their first-ever glimpse at
>>>> gravitational waves are the most advanced detectors ever built for
>>>> sensing tiny vibrations in the universe.
>>
>> That does not mean they are "The world's most sophisticated science
>> machines".
> 
> Yeah what it means is that they WISH they were as cool as the LHC which 
> IS the world's most sophisticated science machine! Still with lots of 
> underground vacuum pipes and (gasp, pant pant) LASERS!  I'm sure they 
> can impress any "journalist". Wormley will dutifully cut and paste their 
> screed here.

A lot of it boils down to how you define "sophisticated" and "science
machines".


-- 
Jim Pennino

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The world's most sophisticated science machines: LIGO Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 20:53 -0600
  Re: The world's most sophisticated science machines: LIGO jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-12 03:11 +0000
    Re: The world's most sophisticated science machines: LIGO benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 23:19 -0500
      Re: The world's most sophisticated science machines: LIGO jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-12 05:59 +0000

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