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   Tony  said, 10 months ago

   Actually it’s the Higgs field, theorized to exist at every point throughout the universe, which gives particles mass in proportion to their interaction with that field. The Higgs boson is simply the smallest quantum of excitation of that field.

   Finding the boson proves the existence of the field though, so as Arlo so aptly put it, it’s a Big Deal.

   Janis is just pulling his leg, though. Pretty funny, Mrs. Day!
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   Orion said, 10 months ago

   I want to know if there’s an Anti-Higgs…

   Orion
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   chireef said, 10 months ago

   @Orion

   no, but watch out for Uncle Higgs… he’s a strange one
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   Fairportfan2 said, 10 months ago

   There’s a Bosun Higgs over in Girl Genius…
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   Varnes said, 10 months ago

   Is there a bosun’s mate?
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   Varnes said, 10 months ago

   How many slices of cake are the/re on a sail boat
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   afficionado said, 10 months ago

   @ Varnes
   there is a pirate captain on gocomics @linguist
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   teenahum said, 10 months ago

   @chireef
   HIlarious! I am still laughing!!
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   cabalonrye said, 10 months ago

   Oh. I thought it was written bosom when one spoke of chocolate cake
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    olddog1 said, 10 months ago

    chireef: Good catch.
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    ADK_Jim said, 10 months ago

    Hmm? A Higgs-Bosun diet in the offing? Forget counting calories or carbs.
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    Dave53 said, 10 months ago

    @Tony 

    depends whether your a particle or wave guy. Funny how we’ve come full circle back to the idea of space being composed of an invisible “ether” … they were closer to the truth than they knew!
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    Dr Fogg said, 10 months ago

    Wow! That explains how and why the improbability drive works.
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    finale said, 10 months ago

    Does it really matter?
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    whmIII said, 10 months ago

    Who really gives a s**t…
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