Warp Speed may be possible

[NinjaCow64]

To put this thread a bit more on topic, does anyone know what this could mean for space travel in general?

 

[G-Max]

Yes. It means that if the Martians ever attack us with conventional weapons, we'll be able to send neutrinos into the past and kill them all with deadly neutrino poisoning before they actually attack us.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Martians already picked up our broadcastings, and a couple of episodes of Friends made them decide they want nothing to do with us. That's why they started living underground and hope we'll go away soon.

They got so excited during the Cuba crisis.

 

[uppi]

*bump*

For all of you being on the edge if there is a happy ending to this story:
http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/breaking-news-error-undoes-faster.html

According to sources familiar with the experiment, the 60 nanoseconds discrepancy appears to come from a bad connection between a fiber optic cable that connects to the GPS receiver used to correct the timing of the neutrinos' flight and an electronic card in a computer. After tightening the connection and then measuring the time it takes data to travel the length of the fiber, researchers found that the data arrive 60 nanoseconds earlier than assumed. Since this time is subtracted from the overall time of flight, it appears to explain the early arrival of the neutrinos. New data, however, will be needed to confirm this hypothesis.

Apparently the wiring was to blame after all:

Wild guess:
There has to be an electric signal synchronizing the production and detection. During connecting this line, a cable came up too short, so someone quickly added a 20m cable to bridge the gap and forgot to tell the others about it. So the clocks are 66ns off and the neutrinos actually arrive 6ns late instead of 60ns early.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Apparently the wiring was to blame after all:

As a sometimes-joiner I'm surprised this wasn't obvious. Always blame the electrician. Unless it's the plumber.

Scientists. They think they know everything.