laughin Wrote:
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> carolb Wrote:
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> > Jonny, another question or two:
> >
> > What practical use, if any, is the discovery of
> > these waves? What can scientists do now, with
> > this knowledge?
> >
> > How did they know that they were caused by the
> > collisions of these two particular black holes?
>
> > Were these objects known in advance, and were
> > scientists already watching them?
> >
> > Carol
>
>
> Carol,
>
> why are you bothering with such minutiae?
> when there are grants and papers to write
> conferences to attend,
> career encompassing new detectors to build
> all so very exciting and giddy
>
> why would you want to spoil all this over
> "details"

Money is too sweet.
And unaffected by any gravity waves...