If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t understand it

Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by jokoon on Friday June 16, 2017 @07:56AM (#14568151)

But how do you really know if the LHC works? You need people to communicate with each other.

And do you really expect politics to raise funds for such a project if nobody can explain to them what they are doing?

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Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by SomeStupidPoint on Friday June 16, 2017 @09:06AM (#14568499)

I don't believe you'll get a better than "smash rocks, see what happens" understanding of what the LHC does without significant time invested in understanding.

That's okay: politicians don't actually need to know how it works, they need to know why they should build it -- which is a) something they have domain expertise in and b) a much easier question.

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