Hints of an unexpected new particle could be confirmed within days

Re:Hints of an unexpected new particle could be confirmed wi... by akeruu on Monday June 13, 2016 @12:59PM (#11895390)

No. As per Betteridge's law of headlines [1].

Joking aside, while the article has some content, the headline is definitely tending way to much towards click-bating.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...

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Re:Hints of an unexpected new particle could be confirmed wi... by gaur on Monday June 13, 2016 @06:47PM (#11898382)

> Who will win the US presidential election?

> No.

I have no idea why people insist on quoting an obviously nonsensical formulation of this aphorism. It clearly can only be applied to headlines phrased with yes-no questions, so saying it applies to "any headline that ends in a question mark" is false.

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Re:Hints of an unexpected new particle could be confirmed wi... by partisan on Monday June 13, 2016 @07:48PM (#11898716)

I am sure that we can institute an HN corollary that states that for any headline in which there is a question mark in the title, someone on HN will quote Betteridge's Law of Headlines.

Forgive me if this has been done already.

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