Yep .. I suppose so, Steven …
The BBC report goes like this …
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The team measured the travel times of neutrino bunches some 15,000 times, and have reached a level of statistical significance that in scientific circles would count as a formal discovery.
But the group understands that what are known as "systematic errors" could easily make an erroneous result look like a breaking of the ultimate speed limit, and that has motivated them to publish their measurements.
"My dream would be that another, independent experiment finds the same thing - then I would be relieved," Dr Ereditato said.
But for now, he explained, "we are not claiming things, we want just to be helped by the community in understanding our crazy result - because it is crazy".
"And of course the consequences can be very serious."
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Still, I don't understand why they had to release it all to the general public?
Surely if you want some peer scrutiny, you collaborate at peer level??
They've even released the data to the public, (I understand).
Why take this approach ?
The above quote makes him sound like a saint .. couched in all those "this is crazy" type nonsense ! If its crazy then find someone at your peer level who can make sense of it .. you won't get that from the general public !
Sounds to me like if it turns out to be a valid measurement, this mob are setting themselves up for the Nobel !
Cheers