Evidence of strange quark matter striking Earth? 36
sifi writes "A group of researchers have identified two seismic events that they think provide the first evidence of a previously undetected form of matter passing through the Earth. The BBC has the full story [bbc.co.uk].
The so-called strange quark matter is so dense that a piece the size of a human cell would weigh a tonne.
I kind of like the idea that the whole Earth can be used as a sort of 'particle detector' - I just hope that I'm not in the way when another one passes through!"
three-peat (Score:1, Redundant)
Re:three-peat (Score:2, Funny)
Re:three-peat (Score:2, Funny)
And then (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And then (Score:2)
Re:And then (Score:2)
Once again, you saw it here, on Slashdot.
Wow (Score:4, Funny)
Familiar (Score:3, Informative)
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/22/19520
Maybe Slashdot 'editors' should be required to use the Slashdot search before submitting articles?
So is there anything CONSTRUCTIVE we can do? (Score:1)
Wouldn't the editors of
Why weren't there so many duplicates three years ago? What's changed?
Okay, griping done -- now, what is a constructive way of dealing with this?
How about a policy: Post more than three duplicates (previous story 1 year old) and you lose your story-posting priveleges? And CowboyNeal will beat you silly with a nerfbat.
It's getting downright silly.
How about the ability for moderators to mark a story redundant? Give the story itself a Karma of, say, 1000, so it would take a lot of such moderations. Keep the Karma hidden, to help prevent abuse.
- Peter
If last time was a dupe... (Score:2, Funny)
Hmm (Score:2)
I wonder... (Score:2, Funny)
What kind of human cell would that be, exactly? A large one or a small one? (Well I guess even large human cells are pretty small, right?)
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Why tell a story once if you can tell it twice and still get lame response?
Double and Triple (Score:1, Interesting)
Doubtful (Score:1)
There are only two events. Is it a coincidence that they were both (based on the article) grazing incidences?
Unfortunately, scientists may not be able to find any more events that suggest the passage of strange quark matter through the Earth. In 1993 the US Geological Survey stopped collecting data from "unassociated events."
Is that a coincidence, or was a new weapon being tested?
Re:Doubtful [OT] (Score:2, Informative)
Nope, quite the reverse. The principle states that one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.
Take a look here [skepdic.com] or here [vub.ac.be] or do a search on Google.
Re:Doubtful [OT] (Score:4, Informative)
More clearly what he said was:
He's offering that his explanation is simpler and has not been eliminated as possible, so therefor by Occams must be correct.
Earn your title Mathness.
Way to go Hemos! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Way to go Hemos! (Score:2, Funny)
Wow, I've just lived a Deja-Vu... (Score:1)
Or is it that it's just ANOTHER dupe story?
lol
Lets do the time warp again! (Score:2, Funny)
It's astounding;
Time is fleeting;
Madness takes its toll.
But listen closely...
Not for very much longer.
I've got to keep control.
I remember doing the time-warp
Drinking those moments when
The Blackness would hit me
And the void would be calling...
Let's do the time-warp again.
One report for the way in, and one for the way out (Score:2)
No coffee STILL , Hemos? (Score:1)
Some get Hemos some coffee, please!
In real news... (Score:5, Funny)
A group of researchers have identified three postings that they think provide the first evidence of a previously undetected form of morning fog passing through slashdot. Slashdot has the full story [slashdot.org]. The so-called strange quark fog can only be detected indirectly, when it causes duplicate duplicate postings on popular web sites. I kind of like the idea that slashdot can be used as a sort of 'particle detector' - I just hope that I'm not in the way when another one passes through!
-- MarkusQ
Triple-plus danger (Score:2, Funny)
Information wants to be in triplicate.
There is strength in crowds.
Third time lucky?
Slashdot: Putting the repeat in "lather, rinse, repeat".
If you do not know what I am taling about:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/