Preface: savor it now - this is probably the only time you'll have more than one post in a day. Normally I would wait, but
This Is Huge.
If proved right (and they've spent months verifying), this could change everything. Seriously.
Could neutrinos have broken the light barrier?
One of the pillars of modern scientific thought is Einstein's theory of general relativity, one of the central tenets of which is the claim that nothing can go faster than light. Nothing. That has been the bedrock of the scientific community for decades. So consistent that it's all but a given.
We may be in the midst of a paradigm shift. Hold on to your hats.
It's messy and untested, but it may be all we have. Bring on quantum gravity!
Not that I get it, but more info on general relativity.
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