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Re:Live CERN Higgs Announcement in 20 Mins by gorak on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @03:59AM (#4198235)
Hawking owes Kane $100!
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Re:Live CERN Higgs Announcement in 20 Mins by bingbing on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @09:36AM (#4199356)
You are correct: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18708626
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Re:Live CERN Higgs Announcement in 20 Mins by modarts on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @04:12AM (#4198282)
I wouldn't think Hawking would be betting on such a result.
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Re:Live CERN Higgs Announcement in 20 Mins by gorak on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @04:45AM (#4198406)
In 2000, Hawking bet Gordon Kane $100 that the Higgs Boson would never be found.
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Re:Live CERN Higgs Announcement in 20 Mins by toemetoch on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @05:58AM (#4198685)
In December 2000, Hawking bet Gordon Kane $100 that the Higgs Boson will be discovered at the Fermilab Tevatron.

Since the funding dried up for the Tevatron and the first hints for the discovery of the Higgs boson come from LHC we can conclude that Hawking won the bet and Kane will be the one paying up.

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Re:Live CERN Higgs Announcement in 20 Mins by toemetoch on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @10:40AM (#4199571)
This just in: "Stephen Hawking on Higgs: 'Discovery has lost me $100'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18708626

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Re:Live CERN Higgs Announcement in 20 Mins by modarts on Thursday July 05, 2012 @02:57AM (#4202045)
That look he gives at the end really makes me tear up. What a great sentiment.
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