GRAVITATIONAL WAVES DETECTED 100 YEARS AFTER EINSTEIN’S PREDICTION

[Barthheart]

not that im underwhelmed, but have all the scientists secretly been having 'yeah fk Einstein and his e=mc2' meetings' - was the theory ever in doubt for them now to be all 'he was RIGHT!!!'

Theories are just fancy guesses until someone can show it works in the universe at large. This results show it in spades.
O0

[Bison]

On a serious note: it'd be pretty interesting to see how they isolated this particular observation especially given the amount of time the event is theorized to have happen in and years ago.  A fraction of a second, billions of years ago.

Read the press release I attached up above. It explains how it was done really well. Short version = lasers and shit.

No I mean more specifically how they separated out all the other static to pin point this singular event.

[Sir Slash]

The EPA now claims it has jurisdiction to regulate Gravitational Waves. And Lasers and Shit too.  C:-)

[mirth]

The EPA now claims it has jurisdiction to regulate Gravitational Waves. And Lasers and Shit too.  C:-)

Turns out gravity is a key contributor to Global Warming. Holding in all those warming atmospheric gasses like it does.

[Pete Dero]

On a serious note: it'd be pretty interesting to see how they isolated this particular observation especially given the amount of time the event is theorized to have happen in and years ago.  A fraction of a second, billions of years ago.

http://www.space.com/31913-how-scientists-detected-gravitational-waves-ligo.html

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/nsf-s-ligo-has-detected-gravitational-waves

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/gravitational-wave-detection-heralds-new-era-of-science-0211201644/


From Sky and Telescope :

LIGO consists of two L-shaped facilities, one near Hanford, Washington, and the other near Livingston, Louisiana. At 5:51 a.m. (EDT) on September 14, 2015, both labs caught the gravitational-wave signature of two colliding black holes, shortly after both facilities were turned on following five years of intensive upgrades.
With only two detectors, LIGO can't pinpoint the source's exact location or host galaxy — it could come from anywhere within about 600 square degrees of sky, somewhere near the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Southern Hemisphere sky. Nor can they exactly pinpoint its distance, but measurements show the source lies between 700 million and 1.6 billion light-years away.
Based on the signal's amplitude (that is, the height of the gravitational wave), team members estimate that the colliding black holes had the masses of about 36 and 29 Suns, respectively. Milliseconds before they merged, these behemoths spun around each other at nearly the speed of light. LIGO watched all three predicted phases of the collision: the black holes' death spiral and ensuring merger, as well as the ringing of the merged object as it settled into its new form.

[Toonces]

I actually predicted this would happen as well, but I had the date pegged as 15 March.  If you let E=6^{7.36212.567.5} you get 15 March for the answer.

I probably forgot to carry a 1, which is why I was a bit off.

[undercovergeek]

ooooo just one day off steak and blowjob day - so close

[Boggit]

So....? 2 Black holes have merged... so what? Does it mean anything to non theoretical physicists, other than you can detect gravitational waves? ::)

[Staggerwing]

It means Toonces needs a space suit to match the graphics on his surfboard.

[Barthheart]

So....? 2 Black holes have merged... so what? Does it mean anything to non theoretical physicists, other than you can detect gravitational waves? ::)

All knowledge gained is for the good of the human race. There are no direct applications right now, but who knows where this discovery will lead.

Plus some of the spin off knowledge from just being able to detect the waves could filter down to you life.

[LongBlade]

All knowledge gained is for the good of the human race.

That is patently untrue.

There are certain things that take place between Gus and Mirth and Star that no one on the planet can benefit from knowing.

[Gusington]

Haters gonna hate.

[Bison]

The EPA now claims it has jurisdiction to regulate Gravitational Waves. And Lasers and Shit too.  C:-)

Turns out gravity is a key contributor to Global Warming. Holding in all those warming atmospheric gasses like it does.

Damn you gravity!  Why are you destroying the Earth?

[Sir Slash]

At last, they've proven plausible my theory of where the missing socks in the dryer go. The tear in space leads to The Missing Sock Dimension. My only question is will Gravitational Waves make Boobies bigger? Gravity is the natural enemy of Boobies you know.

[Toonces]

^ As usual, Sir Slash cuts to the essence of the scientific method...   ::)   O0