# Faster than the speed of light (CERN)

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**Created:** [September 22, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/faster-than-the-speed-of-light-cern/52492 "2011-09-22T23:17:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/faster-than-the-speed-of-light-cern/52492/1 "2011-09-22T23:17:06Z")

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[Particle might have traveled faster than speed of light ? USATODAY.com](http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/story/2011-09-22/particle-travels-faster-than-speed-of-light/50518790/1)

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**Author:** ![ochrismongrelo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/ochrismongrelo/32/318_2.png) [@ochrismongrelo](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/ochrismongrelo)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/faster-than-the-speed-of-light-cern/52492/2 "2011-09-23T00:36:31Z")

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> [@Steve](#):
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> [Particle might have traveled faster than speed of light ? USATODAY.com](http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/story/2011-09-22/particle-travels-faster-than-speed-of-light/50518790/1)

OHHHH! So THAT’S what Androtics uses for shipping, Neutrinos! No wonder it’s so fast!

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**Author:** ![chads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@chads](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/chads)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/faster-than-the-speed-of-light-cern/52492/3 "2012-02-22T16:55:47Z")

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Apparently it was a loose wire.

[Not so fast: Loose wire led to stunning, faster-than-light particle finding | Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/22/loose-wire-led-to-stunning-faster-than-light-particle-finding/)

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**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/faster-than-the-speed-of-light-cern/52492/4 "2012-02-23T10:45:29Z")

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> [@chads](#):
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> Apparently it was a loose wire.
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> [Not so fast: Loose wire led to stunning, faster-than-light particle finding | Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/22/loose-wire-led-to-stunning-faster-than-light-particle-finding/)

I had a good laugh when I read that. Its like, really?