Higgs Boson, reexplained in cartoon form

[kpete]

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php

[dembotoz]

1. shit even the comics are brighter than i am

[warrior1]

2. the Higgs Boson probably occurred naturally

and they are thinking that there are more than one HB.

[mindwalker_i]

6. When a cashier asked me if I had found everything

I told her I couldn't find a jar of Higgs bosons and was very disappointed. Things went downhill from there.

[Auggie]

9. LOL

[daleanime]

3. Kick....

for knowledge.

[jsr]

4. A+

[msanthrope]

5. I got the Higgs Boson Blues. nt

[certainot]

7. thanks.....i'll watch that again a few times.....

[NaturalHigh]

8. Great comic.

I still don't think I understand the Higgs Boson, though.

[panader0]

13. Welcome to DU

This place will make you feel that way at times.

[marions ghost]

11. OK

...understanding the Higgs Boson. I didn't know that was possible

"It preserves symmetry" -- that's what I'll say if anybody asks.

[Blue_Tires]

12. What in the hell were the doing on the Israeli-Jordan border?

[loudsue]

14. They sure weren't going to mass!

That would have been in Rome.

[Whoopdedoo]

16. I really liked how the time line was included

This search for symmetry has been going on for a long time and mentioning the 60's nicely puts the process in perspective. There is no 'eureka!' moment here in the process.
I have seen every episode of Through the Wormhole narrated by Morgan Freeman. I learned about the 'god particle' first by watching those shows. And it was a delight to listen to these very smart researchers being candid about what they are left with if the Boson proves to be false. They got nothing. They would have to go back to table napkins and chalk boards and fresh pots of coffee. But now they do have some evidence of its existence through the experiments at Cern. I love it!
Great cartoon. It is a keeper that goes over to my Word file called 'bits and pieces'.

[Ratty]

17. Ha! Inertia

That's always the part I don't get. Can't wait for his next cartoon.