It is also quite possible that the Higgs boson will come out and it will be utterly useless, as most of those particles are. You can't do a thing with them and they don't tell you very much. Of course, the euphoria will be massive.
Still, most likely, nothing will be to see.
What? Who voted this up?
"It is also quite possible that the Higgs boson will come out and it will be utterly useless, as most of those particles are."
So understanding the sub-atomic level for things like nano-scale technology in your books is a complete waste of time? Understanding the universe I can only assume is also a waste of time since the discovery of the Higgs Boson in your books is essentially meaningless in all probability.
"You can't do a thing with them and they don't tell you very much. Of course, the euphoria will be massive.&q...
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