The Most Important Piece of Science that You've Never Heard Of

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[@LordSlag]

PIE-on

[@thedayb4tomorrow]

Former neutrino physicist here and I am not aware of any serious scientist who believes that neutrinos can travel faster than c. The anomalous OPERA results were found to be due to a loose fibre optic cable.experiments.

[@andymouse]

:)

[@ikemeitz5287]

Thank you. I find a lot of the pop-sci "faster than light travel" and "dimensions beyond human conception" stuff to be really tiring.

[@andymouse]

@@ikemeitz5287 Yep, me to

[@rwarren58]

Or it could be government suppression of new physics. You know how precise neutrino scientists are. Loose optic cable? 😐 Really?

[@HobosCrafting]

I can't be the only person who would absolutely love for Simon to do a physics-specific channel

[@theswiv]

Seconded

[@WarkWarbly]

Yes, you are. There are already many physics channels. With British men and women who have British accents. While this dude is entertaining, there's no actual value in this content other than entertainment. He is not entertaining enough for physics, as the subject itself puts most humans to sleep within 5 minutes. He likes to do long form videos. So excitedly speaking things like this is what he does. Sensationalize really boring and drab content. Talk about the structure (lab) and the people and hype everything up. Not drone on about leptons. The vast majority of people watching this have no idea they even are. If you want to know, or already know. Then you're probably watching the British dude from PBS and still not understanding why the Penrose diagram takes us from our universe and outside of reality itself.

[@MarcusWilliams-v6i]

Simon's got astro graphics

[@DallasRabot]

Agreed. He needs to create more channels… not enough currently.

[@stormbot28]

What we really need is physics girl to recover :(

[@brs690]

"We have wasted too much money on this project to stop wasting money on it" the most government idea I've ever heard.

[@ShukenFlash]

Jokes on you, I've heard of this ;P I used to live near Fermilab, I've been looking forward to DUNE for years. One of my coworkers was even lucky enough to get to help do prep work for fiber optic cables for the new facilities for it. He got the behind the behind the scenes tour, haha. I'll never not be jealous.

[@ProbablyNotLegit]

Oh god not another one

[@nfuryboss]

Simon, there's a secret military application to neutrino research: DARPA has quietly launched an ambitious new initiative to develop technologies to detect and observe underwater human-made neutrinos from nuclear reactors or small nuclear tests. This suggests that DARPA may explore using neutrinos for long-range underwater communication or detecting clandestine nuclear activities, including tracking enemy submarines. Deploying accelerator-sourced neutrino detectors in the world’s oceans could also enhance the U.S.’s underwater surveillance capabilities by providing a better way to monitor nuclear-powered submarines. The Chinese also have a parallel neutrino project going on.

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

None of the other country's projects cost in the billions.

[@crcrewso]

Why won't that conspiracy theory die? first detector with a reasonable detection rate is a cubic Kilometer of water, yes cubic Kilometer. Assuming you had a detector with perfect efficiency, you could put a neutrino detector in the middle of the reactor and it wouldn't have a measurable difference in whether the reactor was off or on. There is no element of the idea of detecting reactors with neutrinos that survives physics.

[@spammingeddie924]

Neutrinos are the introverts of the universe. I like them.

[@Crimethoughtfull]

Well, when you put it like that, now I do too!

[@gscotb]

Introverts unite! Tomorrow!

[@Neeboopsh]

the japanese detector uses these vacuum tube amplifier devices. and they tested how durable they were but they didnt do it deep under water. one popped and cascaded and took out most of them. a huge, super expensive and time consuming oversight. they were spaced too close together, and the shockwave in the water blew up the next one, then the ones around that, etc. hand blown giant glass tubes ;)

[@2000sborton]

That happened in the smaller existing detector. They have since fixed that problem. What he is referring to here is Japan's new larger detector based upon the same equipment. Just more of it.

[@michaelsershen5702]

That was the Super-K, and that incident happened 24 years ago. it was restored by 2006 with improved detectors. It is an interesting story, moreover all the lessons learned have been applied to Hyper-K.

[@mississaugaicedogs]

SNO lab in Sudbury is doing the same except it was done earlier

[@davemason6501]

That is what I thought. Wonder what the experimental differences are between the 2 sites.

[@crcrewso]

@@davemason6501 Control over flux. SNO and the various upgrades were passive. Creating the neutrinos directly might allow the source to be tuned to a predictable ratio of flavors, that if the detector didn't agree with, would provide the theorists with data to help them determine their much beloved constants. Notice I said might, when I last looked at the literature I don't remember if there had been conclusive determinations of the interaction probability for each flavor.

[@khaki31]

My biggest concern is how we are going to survive all these financial and political crises, especially the power struggle in the US. The government has really made things difficult for its citizens and we cannot just sit by and suffer the consequences of bad governance🙏...

[@TameMercian329]

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[@Mariaanda259]

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[@alexandermattock987]

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[@alexandermattock987]

She's a licensed broker and successful entrepreneur from the state.

[@alexandermattock987]

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[@DannyHeywood]

I keep rewinding because I start thinking instead of paying attention...So whats the outcome of all of this?

[@DannyHeywood]

Also, wont Trump pull the funding tomorrow because he doesn't understand it?

[@IsYitzach]

@@DannyHeywood Trump won't pull the funding because he doesn't care about its existence, its beneath him so long as they don't bring attention to themselves. The outcome so far is that DoE has had a bad case of scope creep. We'll be lucky if it doesn't go the way of the Super Conducting Super Collider because of Congress.

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

@@DannyHeywood Nearly $4 billion with no tangible benefits? Many science projects promise a higher ROI than this and could use funding. Sounds like a project that needs to be cut to me.

[@bmxerkrantz]

​@@The1stDukeDroklarantimatter is more expensive than oil... so anti particles must be even more valuable. specially when the snotty Europeans have cornered the market on antimatter production.

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

@ Nothing in the foreseeable future will allow for decent production and storage of antimatter. I don't see how it's relevant.

[@ThePoushal]

Scientists are not paid well enough

[@IsYitzach]

Don't worry about us (basic research professors and teaching professors), we're all paid enough. It's the K-12 grade teachers and adjuncts that need better pay.

[@ricardodelzealandia6290]

This experiment is definitely not going to impress the flat earthers.

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

Or anyone who wants to see a better return on investment for that $4 billion.

[@brandonvasser5902]

You’re talking about people who refuse to believe any evidence of things they don’t want to believe. The US, Russia, and now India have all landed crafts on the moon and left behind reflector arrays that can prove that with a laser from Earth. But all the science behind that they would just consider a lie.

[@JasonTheOneAndOnly]

You ever feel like a neutrino just hurling through space not hitting anything?

[@mwindanji6714]

2025: Bedtime stories for Romulus and Remus. 2037: Dad, why can't you help me with my science homework?

[@Ronald-gu3ft]

Sabine trashed this experiment, lol.

[@jessvervalen1963]

Sabine has also been wrong before and openly admits it

[@natecw4164]

At this point it'd save time to replace the KZbin icon on my phone with Simon's face 😂

[@martijndaems6503]

Simon is the only person. That can make a boring subject really interesting!

[@michaelschultz342]

My Brain hurts...... I love THIS!!!

[@Bert4ceasar]

I love watching the "How the Universe works" series.

[@DrankenDune]

I have heard of it! Super pumped for the video

[@danielking5812]

It’s rare that I can’t keep up with a megaprojects video, this was just way over my head

[@douglaseuritt3919]

We live to the South of the Lead laboratory. It is incredible how deep the old mine tunnels are-at the bottom at around 8000’, the temperatures are around 130 degrees F!

[@undertow2142]

Imagine if CEOs weren’t all scumbags and projects routinely came in at budget instead of the normal being double or more the companies initial budget projection. Then a few mostly later we find out oddly they all made record profits again. “Sorry we couldn’t help but to make the $1 billion dollar cost 3x more and now we need 3.2 billion.” That’s goddamn ridiculous. They literally have office building full of people. What the hell do they do all day? (Social media entered the chat)

[@PsychoDude4rm818]

Simon should do a biographics on Simon Whistler 😅

[@melissablick779]

Never thought I'd hear the Hyper Kamiokande mentioned here!

[@SonyaClarks-q4h]

Your channel is a real treasure trove of knowledge and entertainment. Continue to delight us with your talent and professionalism!👠🏈🦋

[@Hillbilly001]

Bot

[@b.thomas8926]

The US needs to complete these projects. If anything to maintain the support for the US science community.

[@carlosdominguez3108]

Why would we put $4 billion towards new discovery science when we can just hand out hundreds of billions to little Zelenski in Ukraine to protect their sovereignty all the while not protecting our border at all? Talk about backwards priorities.

[@Tony_Alan_Ratliff]

Love the show sir

[@MrPossumeyes]

Oscillating neutrinos? Anti-neutrinos? Dang, I'm going back to cat and cop bodycam videos

[@iamscoutstfu]

Simon's been working out, I see.

[@merkdirwas]

would loved to learn something about normal extraterrestial neutrinos in comparison to superkamiokande detector - they sound quiete similar - and i guess there has to be some measurement to distinguish between them (i love watching to the live data coming in from superkamiokande .. so awesome)

[@tori8380]

Has that detector produced any novel data? Can we get Simon’s old eyeglasses back?

[@brotherbisquick709]

Used to pass by Fermilab on the way to my grandmother's house as a child. Today, I follow their own excellent KZbin channel. Here's hoping DUNE makes it to the finish line.

[@jsinope2786]

Your skill at reading and creating videos is a treasure and sorry, I’m not a bot in a bikini. 😂 keep up the good work, Simon and team!!!

[@marktrain9498]

Simon definitely smokes the ganja. I kept waiting for him to say "Duuuuuude."

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

🎶"We've only just begun...."🎶

[@shelbyregisterrn108]

Love that song! Now I have to go give it a listen 😄

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

@shelbyregisterrn108 Whenever I watch these science videos. I hear, Karen, in the background. Singing this line. ;-P

[@bradlevantis913]

This filled my brain

[@adrydungscraper]

The universe isn't empty. If it was empty, you wouldn't know who you are.

[@pm_davidjones]

May I suggest a phase 3? Have all three transmitters also aim a beam all three receivers and see if there are any differences in behavior. Do things behave differently cruising a couple thousand KM in the crust versus traveling through the entire planet through the core to the other side? Maybe some day put one on the moon and see how they behave only touching a sliver of atmosphere before the vacuum of space having 'nothing' to interact with in the path to the receiver.

[@pm_davidjones]

Wait a minute.. how do you aim something that doesn't interact with anything? What is stopping it from going any random direction?

[@scotthershey7161]

Every time I see a youtube video intended for an international audience I am perplexed why the US still uses freedom units. (I'm American)

[@greggweber9967]

5:43 Was most of the universe that we can observe mostly full of Matter before the Big Bang? How far would that extend?

[@aroncanapa5796]

i think this is the new thing im hyped for like i was for the james webb

[@wraithofsolidarity]

The not-a-Simon Whistler-factgasm-empire particle, mostly.

[@gregs8672]

I think they already did this on a smaller scale in Minnesota at the Sudan mine?!?

[@Boe_Jidens_Hair_Sniffing]

Don't we already have an excellent Neutrino receptor built into the ice in the Antarctic? They produce a beautiful, yet brief, blue light when they interact with water ice.

[@jimmykreutz6087]

Instead of argon, why wouldn't they consider using enormous bars of lead for detection? Considering lead is more dense...

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

Because particle physics is weird like that. Just because something has a denser arrangement to its atoms doesn't necessarily equate to being more likely to interact with the world around it.

[@zak291996]

As a God damn American we need to have this done first. Maga or liberal we should all agree to be the first.

[@Gigi-zy1kx]

Hey good job team. You came up with a video about something that isn't tragedy, suffering or death. Bravo 🥂👋👏💪

[@SAGERUNE]

They should be able to salvage value from the facility even if it doesn't finish first.

[@temperencebennett5669]

Who put what in Simon’s coffee this morning? Whoever and whatever, don’t stop😉🤭

[@shelbyregisterrn108]

He who controls the spice controls the universe

[@kadourimdou43]

For every other known matter particle to gain mass from the Higgs Field. They oscillate between Spin up and Spin Down which creates the mass. But Neutrino’s only come as Left Handed. So it’s a mystery how they have mass.

[@michaelpipkin9942]

And I can't figure out why my Chime card won't send my friend money....

[@troglotech.]

8:45 should be sanford, pretty sure stanford was mentioned, the first time looking into this project i made the same mistake a few times, otherwise great vid

[@TraderDan58]

My favorite neutrino flavor is cherry

[@SRW_]

Oh well mines grape

[@nigelyorkshiremanwadeley6263]

I love how people whine about the cost of scientific endeavours when the U.S. spends nearly 800 billion a year on weaponry...

[@billmilosz]

Advanced extraterrestrial civilizations might find communication via extraluminal neutrinos very attractive, if they could find a way to use them in this way. Providing they exist.

[@deanbuss1678]

I thought it was the trouble with Tribbles🤔🇬🇧

[@Bert4ceasar]

🤣🤣🤣 they ate my lunch at DS9.

[@deanbuss1678]

😂

[@MrTubeuser12]

get William shatner on the job LOL

[@ztublackstaff]

Physics is everything. :)

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

A great physical sciences explains about the Netrons - anti netrons and dune

[@deanbuss1678]

I thought he talking about the US debt. 23 w / 32 zeros.🇺🇲

[@graemepennell]

Been aware about all of these and read about them some 20 years ago....

[@nitramnitram1966]

I’m expecting the names Hostadter and Cooper to come up

[@Royce16727]

This is cool, but I just want you to know that I got a BA in criminal justice for a reason, Simon. 😂

[@Sublimescatty]

Live near it!

[@christopherqueen3194]

Neutrino oscillation? Like an oscillation overthruster? 🤣

[@ascensionindustries9631]

Can we just build battle mechs?

[@guyreavley5195]

Now I feel so stupid.. we are amazing!

[@Hillbilly001]

And it didn't blow up the world. Outstanding.

[@brianlittleforest631]

Bot.

[@castleanthrax1833]

​@@brianlittleforest631 Why would a bot be commenting on other bots?

[@Hillbilly001]

@@castleanthrax1833 Actually, I was speaking a little sarcasm. Hadron Collider was supposed to blow up the world kinda thing. LOL!!

[@castleanthrax1833]

@@Hillbilly001 My reply was to the guy calling YOU a bot. ✌️

[@Hillbilly001]

@@castleanthrax1833 Yes, I gathered that. I thought I would explain myself to a person with intelligence.

[@BellumW]

Ya this is nice but Canada turned on a Neutrino detector 26 years ago In Sudbury Ontario. But good going guys!! 😄

[@shawnbrown3809]

This is starting to sound a lot like SSC (Super-conducting Super Collider)

[@LordSlag]

PIE-on

[@johnnyboy1175]

When did we start following the golden path.

[@xavierninetwofourfiveone6901]

25billion dollars, & 20more years.

[@RitaMiller-e9p]

Your videos are an example of how to make quality and interesting content. Thank you so much for your hard work!⚾️💖🎣

[@Hillbilly001]

Bot

[@josephmckay372]

I had heard of this thanks to Randy Bumgardener

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

Black Mesa

[@CountryBoyNH8340]

My noodle hurts after watching this 🥴

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

I'm pretty sure this will end up being a casualty of the Trump admin cuts.

[@ZachDavieszixxfire]

Ohh this is the thing replacing sno lab

[@JamesSmith-er2pn]

Hmmmm . . . they normally have mass but don't some times don't, huh what ok so? What if they have three states one of which we're going to have some problems seeing: matter, actual neutrino(zero mass), anti-matter the neutrino buffer keeps the matter universe and anti-matter universe separated but still connected (in anti matter world might everything might exist in the opposite state: not only is everything built of anti-matter but everything in our universe is there in the opposite state what exist here as energy is mass and what exist here as mass is energy ---L>A>Bali

[@arisaga822]

By the by, $3billion is about 1.4% of the NHS 2024 budget…

[@Canada_Matt]

only reason why I know how large septillion is, is because of clicker games.

[@68hoffman]

modern science is expensive and the folks living on the streets would agree ..

[@shadeblackwolf1508]

What evidence do we have that we will find new acience, not just rule out a bunch of ideas?

[@ShaheenGhiassy]

Simon is not a real person. No human can pump out as many vids as he

[@IanHimself28]

Imagine never hearing about this XD

[@castleanthrax1833]

Imagine not understanding that everyone doesn't hear about everything.

[@bufordmustang302]

@@castleanthrax1833 imagine not understanding that the original comment was a joke

[@castleanthrax1833]

@@bufordmustang302 Imagine not caring? Oh wait, I don't have to imagine.

[@revcrussell]

Joke's on them, neutrinos likely don't exist. The NIST rest mass of the neuron is within the error of the sum of the rest masses of the proton and electron. They aren't even needed for balancing spin if you realize it is a vector quantity in three-space.

[@roninbadger7750]

How do we know if a Quantum Computer gets the correct answers on calculations that would take the life time of a planetary computer to solve; 42?

[@RealMrNails]

QNX Neutrino.

[@JamesSmith-er2pn]

So if you wanted to try with to send a message to another dimension you might have to master neutrinos.

[@MonsterSound.Bradley]

Sunken cost fallacy lives.

[@allanparker20]

Where tf does all this money come from when most slaves can't afford rent?

[@rorytribbet6424]

10:42 WHATS and K-ons? 🤨

[@AcornElectron]

Lots of IF in this one.

[@JasonBarrett-c7m]

Ya he is fun.

[@seasonallyferal1439]

That's a lot of bot comments...

[@arisaga822]

So, you’re saying they are absolutely everywhere and go through life not interacting with anything around them. Sure we aren’t talking about kids on their phones? Just teasing, youngsters - you’re alright.

[@Invictus_Terminus]

still if you look at gdp. even 20 billion is nothing. maybe someone can convince musky boy to finance the rest of the project. doubtful but its a thought.