Unless I am mistaken, neutrinos will travel through mountains happily enough. Detectors get installed at the bottom of deep mine shafts etc etc. for reasons that I do not really understand, (possibly to detect neutrinos that have travelled through the earth from hte other side )
This explanation seems nonsense.
No, you're not mistaken. In fact neutrinos apparently pass through pretty well everything, including ourselves and indeed whole planets without any interaction. Scientists try to detect these neutrinos down very deep mines just so that other subatomic particles that continually bombard the Earth's surface will not interfere with the equipment . So, while the Earth's mass will prevent most subatomic particles travelling very far underground, the neutrino is unaffected. Which of course begs the question: Why neutrinos professor Savic? Since scientists are having trouble even detecting these subatomic particles, how can the professor possibly know that neutrinos are responsible for anything here? And why would they pass straight through the Earth, and yet - for some reason - interact in a beer can submerged in water? I'd love to know how the professor has detected neutrinos, when scientists have spent years down deep mines hoping to detect a neutrino reacting, and have nothing to show for it yet? It was all a bit dodgy to start with, but it's starting to get a little bizarre now. Let's be honest here, this neutrino explanation is total and utter nonsense. Chet, does Savic by any chance reside in a home with nice soft cushiony walls and wear a white jacket that is tied up behind his back... oh, and does he think he's a Vulcan?
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