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schnurrito to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

xkcd #3017: Neutrino Modem

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xkcd #3017: Neutrino Modem

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schnurrito to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Our sysadmin accidentally won a Nobel Prize while trying to debug neutrino oscillation error correction.

https://explainxkcd.com/3017/

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  • yesman@lemmy.world
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    A neutrino modem would absolutely work because the technical issues could all be solved by capturing the traffic from the future and reverse-engineering it.

    • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
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      How would that work?

      Even ignoring the almost negligible amount of mass a neutrino has, it’s still limited to c meaning we aren’t getting new information before anything else.

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        Neutrinos can totally go back in time. It’s essential to the plot of “Watchmen” 2009 and that’s as good as peer review. it’s just not in physics because Einstein was a Marvel fan.

        • leftzero@lemmynsfw.com
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          I’m pretty certain that was tachyons, not neutrinos…

    • ironsoap@lemmy.one
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      ٩(。•́‿•̀。)۶

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    “My solution is faster than yours.”

    “If the code doesn’t have to work…”

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    Nothing like hooking your internet up to literal wishful thinking.

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    If they’re at the center of the planet are they weightless?

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      I think so? The mass of the earth above pulling more or less equally in all directions

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        So my back would finally stretch out and pop? Sounds like my dream.

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    The modem is off centre

    /pedant

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