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The Higgs Bison: mystery species in cave art:

The Higgs Bison: mystery species in cave art:

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http://phys.org/news/2016-10-higgs-bisonmystery-species-hidden-cave.html

The name is amusing!

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For a second there I though you were saying cavemen had discovered and then painted not only a Higgs Boson but a different variety (or 'species' ) of one that physicists hadn't even theorized existed; this would be vastly more "amusing" than any name it is given.

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Originally posted by humy
For a second there I though you were saying cavemen had discovered and then painted not only a Higgs B[b]oson but a different variety (or 'species' ) of one that physicists hadn't even theorized existed; this would be vastly more "amusing" than any name it is given.[/b]
AFAIK there has not been found a caveman particle accelerator. I may be wrong but I think the evidence is overwhelming for that stance, as dubious as it sounds🙂

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Originally posted by sonhouse
AFAIK there has not been found a caveman particle accelerator.
Its called a sling. 🙂
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_(weapon)
The oldest-known surviving slings—radiocarbon dated to ca. 2500 BC