Einstein was right (again)

[Churchill]

How would it affect house prices?

Depends when you measure the surface area of the house...

On a serious note, they've place their "legs" - the 3km thingy's in what represents only 2 dimensions(let's call them X and Y), what would happen if there was another "leg" pointed upwards that we can call "Z"?

If we're measuring a "wave", which direction is it heading in relation to the current configuration of the "instrument/sensor"?

Smoke and F**king mirrors - ok, lasers and mirrors

 

[NickFitz]

Obligatory xkcd:

 

[MarillionFan]

Gravitational waves from black holes detected - BBC News

Yeah, but he still got the result of Big Brother 9 wrong. Guy was a chancer.

 

[d000hg]

On a serious note, they've place their "legs" - the 3km thingy's in what represents only 2 dimensions(let's call them X and Y), what would happen if there was another "leg" pointed upwards that we can call "Z"?

If we're measuring a "wave", which direction is it heading in relation to the current configuration of the "instrument/sensor"?

Smoke and F**king mirrors - ok, lasers and mirrors

Apparently they are building a 3rd 'leg' (in India IIRC) but I don't know the geography well enough to know if this is fulfilling what you suggest.

 

[LondonManc]

Klingons on the Starboard bow?

Scrape em off Jim!

 

[darmstadt]

Actually he was a leftie

 

[original PM]

Isn't this interesting due to the nature in which gravity waves propagates throughout the universe....


e.g. not in the same way as light waves?


...

 

[SimonMac]

Anyone listen to Stephen Hawkins Reith Lectures? Understood about 5% off it which I was impressed I got so much!

 

[oscarose]

So the detector was switched on and instantly got hits...

 

[NigelJK]

I think we are all a little too sceptical.
Admittedly there's way too much 'spin' on this 'story'. The real story is that they've proved it and had it peer-reviewed. Unlike the gazillion 'predictions' from the climate lobby.