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Did Homer Simpson discover the HIGGS BOSON?
2015-03-03
He is better known as the hapless, doughnut-obsessed safety officer at Springfield nuclear power plant, but it appears that Homer Simpson may have outwitted some of the brightest minds on the planet. In 'The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace', Homer becomes an inventor in an attempt to follow in the footsteps of Thomas Edison.

The author of a book looking at the maths hidden within episodes of the Simpsons has discovered that Homer may have predicted the mass of the Higgs boson 14 years before physicists discovered the particle at the Large Hadron Collider in Cern.

Dr Simon Singh, a physicist and author, found the solution written on a blackboard in front of Homer during a 1998 episode of the long running cartoon.

Posted by:Dilbert Principle4321

#9  and Duff Beerâ„¢
Posted by: Frank G   2015-03-03 21:49  

#8  JosephMendiola, you are an international treasure, only a man like you would innately grasp the meaning of donuts and their relationship to Quantum Physics vis-à-vis Homer Simpson
Posted by: Jack Grumble2753   2015-03-03 21:24  

#7  As HOMER would droolingly say > "DONUTS - IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN'T DO"!?

Donuts is a Sign from God - who dares to challenge God!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-03-03 19:08  

#6  As I have always depended on the kindness of strangers with mathematics matters, I read the comments at the article.

They indicate there is less to the article than meets the eye.
Posted by: Skunky Angineque4178   2015-03-03 15:44  

#5  I believe that's the Higgs Bozo he's found
Posted by: Threatle and Tenille6802   2015-03-03 13:37  

#4  Looks like he's disproved Fermat's Last Theorem into the bargain.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2015-03-03 12:37  

#3  No. Homer discovered the Simpson Boson.
What did Higgs ever do, anyway, besides leave work for other people to clean up?
Posted by: ed in texas   2015-03-03 07:32  

#2  Apparently Homer does a little free lance research in his spare time at the power plant.
Posted by: Mystic   2015-03-03 04:07  

#1  Duh!
Posted by: Steven   2015-03-03 03:22  

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