Fast and Furious

In 1905 the theory of special relativity proposed that nothing could travel faster than the speed of light. That sounded reasonable considering the Wright brothers first flight in 1903 clocked in at 6.8 m.p.h., and the Ford Model T had a top speed of 45 m.p.h. Now researchers at the CERN lab have claimed they have recorded neutrinos travelling faster than 186,282 miles per second*. We are a nation obsessed with breaking speed records, and I can imagine NASCAR aficionados throwing tailgate parties around a particle accelerator while neutrinos accelerate faster than the speed of light. In fact it is not much different than a typical car race as both feature high speed projectiles, and explosions from matter colliding. Besides, the heat generated by smashing atoms means you could cook a slab of ribs faster than Dale Earnhardt Jr. crossing the finish line. Just perfect for that pre-race laboratory lot barbecue.

Red neck particle accelerator

   *http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8783011/Speed-of-light-broken-by-scientists.htm