![Higgs boson event: According to Wikipedia: "An example of simulated data modeled for the CMS particle detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN."](/sites/default/files/images/higgs_event.jpg "Higgs boson event: According to Wikipedia: "An example of simulated data modeled for the CMS particle detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN."")
Higgs boson event: According to Wikipedia: "An example of simulated data modeled for the CMS particle detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN."Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsToday, media leaks abound that the Higgs boson, the so-called "God particle" responsible for giving mass to all other particles, has finally been detected at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Well, maybe. It might not be the Higgs boson, but instead a particle similar to it, whatever that means. I say if it looks like the Higgs boson, and acts like the Higgs boson, then dang it, it must be the Higgs boson! To tell you the truth, with the subatomic levels the guys at CERN are working at, I wouldn't know how to tell the difference. But they know how - they're physicists. They'll tell us all about it on the 4th of July when the official announcement is scheduled to take place. Until then I'm not feeding any more to this media frenzy, so stay tuned.
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OK, I won't feed the frenzy. :)
But I will direct everyone to this great little cartoon that explains what the frenzy is all about.
That was very cool, and extremely instructive. I also just came across this Higgs Boson Timeline on New Scientist.
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