Einstein was right (again)

[DaveB]

Gravitational waves from black holes detected - BBC News

Scientists are claiming a stunning discovery in their quest to fully understand gravity.
They have observed the warping of space-time generated by the collision of two black holes more than a billion light-years from Earth...

..."It is the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves; it's the first ever direct detection of black holes and it is a confirmation of General Relativity because the property of these black holes agrees exactly with what Einstein predicted almost exactly 100 years ago."

[VectraMan]

Eddies in the space-time continuum. Again.

[FatLazyContractor]

I hope it sucks in all the a55 h0les

[OwlHoot]

It may be the first _direct_ detection. But the existence of gravity waves has been inferred indirectly and agreed for years, by observing how neutron star binaries spiral in towards each other (which must mean they are dissipating energy via gravitational waves).

[DimPrawn]

Did MF get within 5 miles of the detector?

[diseasex]

We could do with another einstein.
Such i waste I didnt go study physics...

[Uncle Albert]

We could do with another einstein.
Such i waste I didnt go study physics...

No point, we've already reached "The end of physics".

Possibly.

https://www.ted.com/talks/harry_clif...cs?language=en

[SlipTheJab]

Klingons on the Starboard bow?

[AtW]

How would it affect house prices?

[NickFitz]

Meanwhile, on Conservapedia ("The Trustworthy Encyclopedia"):

Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large scientific project with the goal of detecting gravitational waves.

As it is based on the discredited Theory of relativity its chances of success are slim.