@Skiwillgee, yeah, you’re right…I just tried it getting the same results. Hay, you may have to go back to your other universe and try re-linking…LOL. Here’s another link to the same article but you’ll only get one shot because it too will ask you to register so you may want to copy it temporarily to Word for a re-read:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/24/science/24speed.html?_r=1&ref=science

This is the passage in the article you’re referring to:

“Dr. Autiero said his group had spent six months trying to explain away the result, but could not do it. Given the stakes for physics, he said, it would not be proper to attempt any sort of theoretical interpretation of the results. “We present to you this discrepancy or anomaly today,” he said.”

Yes, indeed Skiwillgee, credit must be given for the sake of scientific verifiability.

String theory needed 11 dimensions to satisfy the mathematical equations which would make whole the theory of everything. But as theories go it too is open to interpretation and verification.

You may find this article of interest but it doesn’t totally disprove string theory.

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-12/no-black-holes-formed-lhc-physicists-report

On the other hand we may still be able to book a 5 day workshop on the theory:

http://www.birs.ca/events/2011/5-day-workshops/11w5090

But we must hurry we only have until Dec. 4th to make the arrangements.