3053: KM3NeT - Revision history

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Explains why the statement with the pun doesn't actually resolve the issue at hand.

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 {{w|KM3NeT}} is a telescope under the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. As [[Ponytail]] explains, its goal is to detect {{w|neutrino}} interactions with the seawater. Neutrinos mostly originate from the sun and cosmic radiation. Neutrinos interact with solid matter only very rarely, so a telescope looking for them needs a lot of matter, in this case seawater, to spot collisions in. When such a collision happens, it can release a spray of other particles moving at close to the {{w|speed of light}} in a vacuum (typically denoted ''c''). In seawater, however, the speed of light is slower, and particles moving faster than it cause the emission of a type of light called {{w|Cherenkov radiation}}, which the telescope detects as a blue flash.
-When [[Cueball]] questions the rationale by pointing out the existence of {{w|Bioluminescence|bioluminescent}} fish, which might also produce blue light, Ponytail responds with a pun. Since fish move much slower than the speed of light, they are "under-''c''" life, as well as being "undersea" life, since they live under (or more accurately, in) the sea. Cherenkov radiation is produced only by particles exceeding the speed of light in the local medium, so could not be produced by the movement of fish.  However, this ignores the point of the question of other sources of light, like fish, possibly being confused for Cherenkov radiation, which doesn't require the light they produce to actually be identical or produced by the same source or mechanism.
+When [[Cueball]] questions the rationale by pointing out the existence of {{w|Bioluminescence|bioluminescent}} fish, which might also produce blue light, Ponytail responds with a pun. Since fish move much slower than the speed of light,{{cn}} they are "under-''c''" life, as well as being "undersea" life, since they live under (or more accurately, in) the sea. Cherenkov radiation is produced only by particles exceeding the speed of light in the local medium, so could not be produced by the movement of fish.  However, this ignores the point of the question of other sources of light, like fish, possibly being confused for Cherenkov radiation, which doesn't require the light they produce to actually be identical or produced by the same source or mechanism.
 The title text claims that the KM3NeT telescope discovered a type of fish that emits Cherenkov-like radiation: the 'Pauli anglerfish'. {{w|Anglerfish}} have specialized organs that emit flashes of light to attract or startle their prey. Supposedly the (mythical) Pauli anglerfish uses its radiation emissions to prey on neutrino researchers, which is why the discovery is described as 'unfortunate'. In actuality, anglerfish are smaller than humans and do not prey on researchers.{{cn}} The Pauli anglerfish is presumably named after the theoretical physicist {{w|Wolfgang Pauli}}, who first {{w|Neutrino#Pauli's proposal|proposed a neutrino-like particle}}, in part to preserve ''angular'' momentum during nuclear decay.

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|Created by a PAULI ANGLERFISH WITH C-SICKNESS - Please continue to expand the explanation. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
 {{w|KM3NeT}} is a telescope under the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. As [[Ponytail]] explains, its goal is to detect {{w|neutrino}} interactions with the seawater. Neutrinos mostly originate from the sun and cosmic radiation. Neutrinos interact with solid matter only very rarely, so a telescope looking for them needs a lot of matter, in this case seawater, to spot collisions in. When such a collision happens, it can release a spray of other particles moving at close to the {{w|speed of light}} in a vacuum (typically denoted ''c''). In seawater, however, the speed of light is slower, and particles moving faster than it cause the emission of a type of light called {{w|Cherenkov radiation}}, which the telescope detects as a blue flash.

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 {{w|KM3NeT}} is a telescope under the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. As [[Ponytail]] explains, its goal is to detect {{w|neutrino}} interactions with the seawater. Neutrinos mostly originate from the sun and cosmic radiation. Neutrinos interact with solid matter only very rarely, so a telescope looking for them needs a lot of matter, in this case seawater, to spot collisions in. When such a collision happens, it can release a spray of other particles moving at close to the {{w|speed of light}} in a vacuum (typically denoted ''c''). In seawater, however, the speed of light is slower, and particles moving faster than it cause the emission of a type of light called {{w|Cherenkov radiation}}, which the telescope detects as a blue flash.
-When [[Cueball]] questions the rationale by pointing out the existence of {{w|Bioluminescence|bioluminescent}} fish, which might also produce blue light, Ponytail responds with a pun. Since fish move much slower than the speed of light, they are "under-''c''" life, as well as being "undersea" life. Cherenkov radiation is produced only by particles exceeding the speed of light in the local medium, so could not be produced by the movement of fish.  However, this ignores the point of the question of other sources of light, like fish, possibly being confused for Cherenkov radiation, which doesn't require the light they produce to actually be identical or produced by the same source or mechanism.
+When [[Cueball]] questions the rationale by pointing out the existence of {{w|Bioluminescence|bioluminescent}} fish, which might also produce blue light, Ponytail responds with a pun. Since fish move much slower than the speed of light, they are "under-''c''" life, as well as being "undersea" life, since they live under (or more accurately, in) the sea. Cherenkov radiation is produced only by particles exceeding the speed of light in the local medium, so could not be produced by the movement of fish.  However, this ignores the point of the question of other sources of light, like fish, possibly being confused for Cherenkov radiation, which doesn't require the light they produce to actually be identical or produced by the same source or mechanism.
 The title text claims that the KM3NeT telescope discovered a type of fish that emits Cherenkov-like radiation: the 'Pauli anglerfish'. {{w|Anglerfish}} have specialized organs that emit flashes of light to attract or startle their prey. Supposedly the (mythical) Pauli anglerfish uses its radiation emissions to prey on neutrino researchers, which is why the discovery is described as 'unfortunate'. In actuality, anglerfish are smaller than humans and do not prey on researchers.{{cn}} The Pauli anglerfish is presumably named after the theoretical physicist {{w|Wolfgang Pauli}}, who first {{w|Neutrino#Pauli's proposal|proposed a neutrino-like particle}}, in part to preserve ''angular'' momentum during nuclear decay.

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|Created by a PAULI ANGLERFISH WITH C-SICKNESS - Please continue to expand the explanation. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
-[[SafetySat]] is a telescope under the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. As [[Ponytail]] explains, its goal is to detect {{w|neutrino}} interactions with the seawater. Neutrinos mostly originate from the sun and cosmic radiation. Neutrinos interact with solid matter only very rarely, so a telescope looking for them needs a lot of matter, in this case seawater, to spot collisions in. When such a collision happens, it can release a spray of other particles moving at close to the {{w|speed of light}} in a vacuum (typically denoted ''c''). In seawater, however, the speed of light is slower, and particles moving faster than it cause the emission of a type of light called {{w|Cherenkov radiation}}, which the telescope detects as a blue flash.
+{{w|KM3NeT}} is a telescope under the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. As [[Ponytail]] explains, its goal is to detect {{w|neutrino}} interactions with the seawater. Neutrinos mostly originate from the sun and cosmic radiation. Neutrinos interact with solid matter only very rarely, so a telescope looking for them needs a lot of matter, in this case seawater, to spot collisions in. When such a collision happens, it can release a spray of other particles moving at close to the {{w|speed of light}} in a vacuum (typically denoted ''c''). In seawater, however, the speed of light is slower, and particles moving faster than it cause the emission of a type of light called {{w|Cherenkov radiation}}, which the telescope detects as a blue flash.
 When [[Cueball]] questions the rationale by pointing out the existence of {{w|Bioluminescence|bioluminescent}} fish, which might also produce blue light, Ponytail responds with a pun. Since fish move much slower than the speed of light, they are "under-''c''" life, as well as being "undersea" life. Cherenkov radiation is produced only by particles exceeding the speed of light in the local medium, so could not be produced by the movement of fish.  However, this ignores the point of the question of other sources of light, like fish, possibly being confused for Cherenkov radiation, which doesn't require the light they produce to actually be identical or produced by the same source or mechanism.

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 [[SafetySat]] is a telescope under the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. As [[Ponytail]] explains, its goal is to detect {{w|neutrino}} interactions with the seawater. Neutrinos mostly originate from the sun and cosmic radiation. Neutrinos interact with solid matter only very rarely, so a telescope looking for them needs a lot of matter, in this case seawater, to spot collisions in. When such a collision happens, it can release a spray of other particles moving at close to the {{w|speed of light}} in a vacuum (typically denoted ''c''). In seawater, however, the speed of light is slower, and particles moving faster than it cause the emission of a type of light called {{w|Cherenkov radiation}}, which the telescope detects as a blue flash.
-When [[Cueball]] questions the rationale by pointing out the existence of {{w|Bioluminescence|bioluminescent}} fish, which might also produce blue light, Ponytail responds with a pun. Since fish move much slower than the speed of light, they are "under-''c''" life, as well as being "undersea" life. Cherenkov radiation is produced only by particles exceeding the speed of light in the local medium, so could not be produced by the movement of fish.
+When [[Cueball]] questions the rationale by pointing out the existence of {{w|Bioluminescence|bioluminescent}} fish, which might also produce blue light, Ponytail responds with a pun. Since fish move much slower than the speed of light, they are "under-''c''" life, as well as being "undersea" life. Cherenkov radiation is produced only by particles exceeding the speed of light in the local medium, so could not be produced by the movement of fish.  However, this ignores the point of the question of other sources of light, like fish, possibly being confused for Cherenkov radiation, which doesn't require the light they produce to actually be identical or produced by the same source or mechanism.
 The title text claims that the KM3NeT telescope discovered a type of fish that emits Cherenkov-like radiation: the 'Pauli anglerfish'. {{w|Anglerfish}} have specialized organs that emit flashes of light to attract or startle their prey. Supposedly the (mythical) Pauli anglerfish uses its radiation emissions to prey on neutrino researchers, which is why the discovery is described as 'unfortunate'. In actuality, anglerfish are smaller than humans and do not prey on researchers.{{cn}} The Pauli anglerfish is presumably named after the theoretical physicist {{w|Wolfgang Pauli}}, who first {{w|Neutrino#Pauli's proposal|proposed a neutrino-like particle}}, in part to preserve ''angular'' momentum during nuclear decay.

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 When [[Cueball]] questions the rationale by pointing out the existence of {{w|Bioluminescence|bioluminescent}} fish, which might also produce blue light, Ponytail responds with a pun. Since fish, a type of undersea life, move much slower than the speed of light, they are "under-''c''" life, as well as being "undersea" life (though technically they are in the sea, rather than under it). Cherenkov radiation is produced only by particles exceeding the speed of light in the local medium, so could not be produced by the movement of fish.
-The title text claims that the KM3NeT telescope discovered a type of fish that emits Cherenkov-like radiation: The 'Pauli anglerfish'. {{w|Anglerfish}} have specialized organs that emit flashes of light to attract or startle their prey. This is described as unfortunate, because the Pauli anglerfish uses its radiation emissions to prey on neutrino researchers. Thus the first to discover the fish was likely attacked, if not eaten, by it. The known types of anglerfish are much smaller than humans and they do not prey on researchers.{{cn}} The mythical 'Pauli anglerfish' of the comic is presumably named after the theoretical physicist {{w|Wolfgang Pauli}}, who first {{w|Neutrino#Pauli's proposal|proposed a neutrino-like particle}}, in part to preserve ''angular'' momentum during nuclear decay.
+The title text claims that the KM3NeT telescope discovered a type of fish that emits Cherenkov-like radiation: The 'Pauli anglerfish'. {{w|Anglerfish}} have specialized organs that emit flashes of light to attract or startle their prey. Apparently this species uses its radiation emissions to prey on neutrino researchers. Thus the first to discover the fish was likely attacked, if not eaten, by it, which is why the discovery is described as 'unfortunate'. The mythical 'Pauli anglerfish' of the comic is presumably named after the theoretical physicist {{w|Wolfgang Pauli}}, who first {{w|Neutrino#Pauli's proposal|proposed a neutrino-like particle}}, in part to preserve ''angular'' momentum during nuclear decay. The known types of anglerfish are much smaller than humans and they do not prey on researchers.{{cn}}
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