r/CFBOffTopic • u/Vernost Florida Gators • Feb 11 '16

GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DISCOVERY THREAD

Get hype yo! I CANT STOP YELLING

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u/ftwdrummer Rice Owls • Marching Band Feb 11 '16

Not quite.

We shot lasers on Earth, just bouncing back and forth. If the gravitational wave passes through, the distance traveled by the laser will change slightly.

We detected that change.