Faster then light?

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gunnar
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Faster then light?

Post by gunnar » Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:03 pm

I have been reading and I think I understand what they were doing in CERN (OPERA) when they measured a speed faster than light. But I am not sure so I would like to ask you if I understand this right.

As I understand it they "shot" two microwaves. One went straight to a "goal" but the other one had to go through a 3 feet metal before reaching the "goal". The second one came to "goal" 60 nano seconds earlier then the one assumed travelling at the speed of light.

Am I understanding this right????

TheBeast
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Re: Faster then light?

Post by TheBeast » Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:29 pm

gunnar wrote:Am I understanding this right????
No.



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