I imagine we're all trying to follow the developments at Cern, with the alleged discovery of the famous and elusive Higg's boson, also known as the "god" particle.
What I didn't know is why they called it the God particle in the first place. I just thought it was because of all those creationists and other fundamentalists, but no, apparently it's because, no, wait! Read about it yourselves:
The Higg's Boson in 10 easy steps
There are lots of videos on the subject, but this one's Australian for a change:
Higg's boson pun/joke:
A Higgs boson walks into a church.
"We don't allow Higgs bosons in here!" shouts the priest.
The particle replies, "well, you can't have mass without me".
Friday 6 July 2012
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