Particle physicists bemoan a perfect theory

[longship]

1. Scientists hate to hear, "just what we expected."

Where things really happen is when they hear, "What is this? Isn't this peculiar?"

New science happens at the edges, not at the core. The Standard Model has withstood nearly all attempts to break it for decades. Now that all the pieces seem to be in place, the next discoveries will nearly have to break new ground. One hopes the LHC has enough energy to probe the domains to get there.

We should have completed the SSC (Superconducting Super Collider) in the 1990's instead of spending a couple of billion dollars to shut it down. It would have made the LHC look like a kid's toy.

Alas, Congress is so short sighted.