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Best Higgs Boson Misunderstandings in Tweet Form

Best Higgs Boson Misunderstandings in Tweet Form
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This week physicists in Geneva "found" the Higgs Boson particle, or better known as the “God Particle". This elusive and powerful particle has been a prized potential discovery since the 1960s and will explain how mass is attributed. This is a huge deal for scientists but how much does the lay person truly know about the Higgs Boson? Not much. Here’s a sampling of 5 tweets that will make you scratch your head and think, what?

June 28, 2012
#athiestJuly 2, 2012
#atheists#tcotJuly 6, 2012
July 5, 2012
#HappyID4July 4, 2012

And here are two decently helpful tweets for those still confused about the fascinating particle:

July 4, 2012
#Higgsctx.ly/r/4dfvy#godparticle#standardmodelJuly 6, 2012

Lauren Moore

IVN student intern. Independent with Republican family background and European Liberal influences. California native who grew up in Frankfurt, Germany. Attends Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.

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