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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

we're just 5 years away from making string theory work bro trust me

edit: actually i probably shouldn't lump particle physicists with string theorists

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

actually i probably shouldn't lump particle physicists with string theorists

No, definitely do it, it’s hilarious

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

String theory is literally this meme but instead it's "just ten more years bro. Ten more years and we can prove it" for like the last 30 years

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

yeah that's why I made this comment. But at least particle physics produced some actual results