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Re:Scientists are worried about the W Boson: 'Something is a... by PeterisP on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:49PM (#31022558)
It's like the six-sigma result of CERN OPERA experiment showing neutrinos travaling slightly faster than speed of light - which was ultimately caused by a fiber cable between clocks not being fully tightened and thus causing a tiny delay and messing up the measurements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light_neutrino_ano...

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Re:Scientists are worried about the W Boson: 'Something is a... by pfdietz on Thursday April 14, 2022 @08:15AM (#31025866)
Experiments can detect all sorts of things, including new unanticipated subtle experimental artifacts.
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