Gotta love America. While the Oregon standoff was finally coming to a relatively peaceful end, scientists were announcing the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves. So from wannabe 18th century revolutionaries to the leading edge of 21st century physics. Want to understand gravitational waves? A physicist friend posted this comics explainer on Facebook. Feel free to geek out.
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