Scientists Search for Dark Matter: Particle Hunt Nets Almost Nothing;the Hunters Are Almost Thrilled

Scientists Search for Dark Matter - NYTimes.com
"There were more oohs and ahs as the count climbed to six, more than
would be expected from background radioactivity in the detector, and
finally stopped.

Everybody clapped, and Dr. Aprile went around the room offering hugs and
kissing cheeks. But the results, she admitted, were ambiguous.

“Six points mean nothing until they have been analyzed,” she said. “I
feel optimistic about the future. We have a lot more to do.”

Indeed, the collaborators soon threw out three of those points,
concluding that they had been caused by noise in the electronics.

“We knew within 10 minutes,” said Rafael Lang of Columbia. “It was
totally obvious.”

That left them with three events, compared with two expected from
background, not a large enough disparity to claim evidence of a wimp. On
Wednesday evening Dr. Aprile’s group posted a paper on the physics Web
site www.arXiv.com and on Physical Review Letters, saying they had not
detected any wimps yet. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/sc...er=rss&emc=rss

On Apr 14, 8:23*am, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Scientists Search for Dark Matter - NYTimes.com
"There were more oohs and ahs as the count climbed to six, more than
would be expected from background radioactivity in the detector, and
finally stopped.

Everybody clapped, and Dr. Aprile went around the room offering hugs and
kissing cheeks. But the results, she admitted, were ambiguous.

“Six points mean nothing until they have been analyzed,” she said. “I
feel optimistic about the future. We have a lot more to do.”

Indeed, the collaborators soon threw out three of those points,
concluding that they had been caused by noise in the electronics.

“We knew within 10 minutes,” said Rafael Lang of Columbia. “It was
totally obvious.”

That left them with three events, compared with two expected from
background, not a large enough disparity to claim evidence of a wimp. On
Wednesday evening Dr. Aprile’s group posted a paper on the physics Web
sitewww.arXiv.comand on Physical Review Letters, saying they had not
detected any wimps yet. "http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/science/space/14dark.html?partner=r...

What kind of drugs r u guys on?
Dark matter!
Ludicrous.

Suck gravity is clearly wrong.
It leads to a paradox- the Black Hole.

Stupidity plus!

Don't bother asking for ur grade- u didn't get one.

john

On Apr 14, 2:48*pm, john wrote:
On Apr 14, 8:23*am, Yousuf Khan wrote:









Scientists Search for Dark Matter - NYTimes.com
"There were more oohs and ahs as the count climbed to six, more than
would be expected from background radioactivity in the detector, and
finally stopped.

Everybody clapped, and Dr. Aprile went around the room offering hugs and
kissing cheeks. But the results, she admitted, were ambiguous.

“Six points mean nothing until they have been analyzed,” she said. “I
feel optimistic about the future. We have a lot more to do.”

Indeed, the collaborators soon threw out three of those points,
concluding that they had been caused by noise in the electronics.

“We knew within 10 minutes,” said Rafael Lang of Columbia. “It was
totally obvious.”

That left them with three events, compared with two expected from
background, not a large enough disparity to claim evidence of a wimp. On
Wednesday evening Dr. Aprile’s group posted a paper on the physics Web
sitewww.arXiv.comandon Physical Review Letters, saying they had not
detected any wimps yet. "http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/science/space/14dark.html?partner=r...

What kind of drugs r u guys on?
Dark matter!
Ludicrous.

Suck gravity is clearly wrong.
It leads to a paradox- the Black Hole.

Stupidity plus!

Don't bother asking for ur grade- u didn't get one.

john

John, why do you even bother participating in science newsgroups?

On Apr 14, 5:22*pm, Eric Gisse wrote:
On Apr 14, 2:48*pm, john wrote:





On Apr 14, 8:23*am, Yousuf Khan wrote:

Scientists Search for Dark Matter - NYTimes.com
"There were more oohs and ahs as the count climbed to six, more than
would be expected from background radioactivity in the detector, and
finally stopped.

Everybody clapped, and Dr. Aprile went around the room offering hugs and
kissing cheeks. But the results, she admitted, were ambiguous.

“Six points mean nothing until they have been analyzed,” she said.. “I
feel optimistic about the future. We have a lot more to do.”

Indeed, the collaborators soon threw out three of those points,
concluding that they had been caused by noise in the electronics.

“We knew within 10 minutes,” said Rafael Lang of Columbia. “It was
totally obvious.”

That left them with three events, compared with two expected from
background, not a large enough disparity to claim evidence of a wimp. On
Wednesday evening Dr. Aprile’s group posted a paper on the physics Web
sitewww.arXiv.comandonPhysical Review Letters, saying they had not
detected any wimps yet. "http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/science/space/14dark.html?partner=r...

What kind of drugs r u guys on?
Dark matter!
Ludicrous.

Suck gravity is clearly wrong.
It leads to a paradox- the Black Hole.

Stupidity plus!

Don't bother asking for ur grade- u didn't get one.

john

John, why do you even bother participating in science newsgroups?- Hide quoted text -

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Eric, perhaps u have something to add?
U never do anything but dis every idea that
comes along.
Have u any ideas/concerns/.anything?
Or are u just a physics zombie?
It's all good?
john

On 14/04/2011 5:48 PM, john wrote:
What kind of drugs r u guys on?
Dark matter!
Ludicrous.

Suck gravity is clearly wrong.
It leads to a paradox- the Black Hole.

Stupidity plus!

Don't bother asking for ur grade- u didn't get one.

john

Well, I have my own somewhat negative opinions about Dark Matter, but it
has never lead me to question the direction of gravitational force. The
direction of gravity clearly pulls, or sucks, or attracts, or whatever.
That's just something my lying eyes have told me. But clearly you're on
another plane altogether, and in your eyes gravity doesn't pull.

Yousuf Khan