[–] seriocomic 14y ago ↗ Wanted this so much to make sense to a layman. Has anyone found a resource that doesn't require a Phd? [–] ck2 14y ago ↗ In a sentence, the Higgs boson is how matter attains mass.None of the other sub-particles could explain mass until this was proven to exist. [–] Leftium 14y ago ↗ I found these helpful:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4193590http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4198392http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4198720 [–] seriocomic 14y ago ↗ Thanks the first two I had seen and my eyes glazed over. The third one helped...
[–] ck2 14y ago ↗ In a sentence, the Higgs boson is how matter attains mass.None of the other sub-particles could explain mass until this was proven to exist.
[–] Leftium 14y ago ↗ I found these helpful:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4193590http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4198392http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4198720 [–] seriocomic 14y ago ↗ Thanks the first two I had seen and my eyes glazed over. The third one helped...
[–] seriocomic 14y ago ↗ Thanks the first two I had seen and my eyes glazed over. The third one helped...
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 23.0 ms ] threadNone of the other sub-particles could explain mass until this was proven to exist.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4193590
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4198392
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4198720