Straight Line of the Day: Scientists are going to “squeeze light”. If they can do that…
To work, the LIGO mirrors need to be isolated from any background vibrations from the ground and nearby instruments. To achieve this, the mirror arrays are suspended by thin threads of glass. The entire system also needs to be placed in a vacuum. The detector is so sensitive that air molecules passing through the light beams are picked up as noise. The air pressure inside LIGO‘s vacuum chamber is less than a trillionth of an atmosphere, which is lower than intergalactic space.
To the limits of human engineering, the LIGO system is an isolated vacuum system where the only thing that can move the mirrors is gravity itself. It isn’t perfect, but it is very good. So good that things start to get weird. Even if the detector was perfectly isolated, and placed in a perfect vacuum, the detectors would still pick up noise. The system is so sensitive that can pick up quantum fluctuations in empty space.
…then they can make Joe BIden make sense!
It’s science, not magic.
…then airbending won’t be far behind.
…then I sense a revolution in the toothpaste packaging industry.
…then I’m glad Mr. Whipple didn’t live to see this day.
…then they’ll still get a firm slap.
Scientists are going to “squeeze light”. If they can do that…
they can make it taste great and be less filling!
Scientists are going to “squeeze light”. If they can do that…
they can make Asian drivers squeeze Left.
Scientists are going to “squeeze light”. If they can do that…
they can call it George.
Scientists are going to “squeeze light”. If they can do that…
they’ll better a Scotsman with a penny.
Scientists are going to “squeeze light”. If they can do that…
can sniffing the dark matter be far behind?
Michael Moore in skinny jeans.
Are you telling me that the laws of physics cease to exist on your stove?
Michael Moore on the stove? “He-a look like Amana.”
…then they’ll try it on the new intern girl.
The freshly squeezed light will be available with and without pulp in the refrigerated section at your local grocery store.
A day without fresh-squeezed light is like a day without sunshine. Literally.
…they’ll be able to remove the disgusting pulp.
… it’ll squeeze back…
… sexual harassment charges won’t be far behind…
… the prism industry will object…
…will ultimately be able to put 10 pounds of shiRt in a 5 pound bag.
…they can create a new doomsday panic that requires socialism to solve.
… they’ll work on making everything else “so good that things start to get weird.”
…they’ll be able to squeeze toothpaste back into the tube.
Wait: flag on the play. See Jenos Idanian, above. No loss of yardage. Replay the down.
(Incidentally — “Babesleaga” also got a penalty for too many men on the field.)