Neutrinos Break Speed of Light - Physics Findings

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Recent findings indicate that neutrinos have been observed traveling faster than the speed of light, sparking significant debate within the physics community. Researchers claim to have meticulously checked their equipment to rule out systematic errors, raising questions about the validity of established physics principles. The discussion references a Reuters article from September 22, 2011, which details these groundbreaking claims. The implications of these findings challenge the foundational concepts of relativity and require further investigation.

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Speed of light broken??

I do not know if there is a topic on this but has anyone heard about the findings of how physicists have found neutrinos that traveled faster than light speed? Here is the link, I'm interested in what the PF community has to say! I think it is just systematic error but they say they checked all their equipment and took care of everything that would cause errors!

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/22/us-science-light-idUSTRE78L4FH20110922
 
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