[nvscanman]

Quite often when measurements and theory do not match
the issue is the quality, accuracy and methodology of
the instrumentation and how they are used that are the
issue. This will need to be looked at long and hard.
It wasn’t all that long ago that the announcement that
a particle actually might be moving FTL....it was then
announced that NO....we effed up on the instrumentation.

Time will tell.

[Kevmo]

Yahbut... when was the last time you heard that measurement and theory were off by 20 orders of magnitude across 450 experiments?

[11th Commandment]

Time will tell.

I agree, but isn't it exciting to see scientist actually check and double check, improve methodology and instruments... then put the findings out to critical peer review! So refreshing after Global warming settled science.

[babygene]

“Quite often when measurements and theory do not match
the issue is the quality, accuracy and methodology of
the instrumentation and how they are used that are the
issue. This will need to be looked at long and hard.
It wasn’t all that long ago that the announcement that
a particle actually might be moving FTL....it was then
announced that NO....we effed up on the instrumentation.
Time will tell.”

Interesting observation, but hasn’t it been shown that the speed of light has been slowing down since the beginning of the “first day”?

[TXnMA]

"Quite often when measurements and theory do not match the issue is the quality, accuracy and methodology of the instrumentation and how they are used that are the issue. "

I agree. The accelerometers most likely were micromachined from silicon:

Such devices are very effective and sensitive accelerometers. The problem with them (and any other form of accelerometer with which I'm familiar is that they produce an electrical output.

And, the problem is that electrical devices is that they requre wiring to connect them with the data-acquistion system.

...and conductors (aka "wiring") in the presence of moving magnetic fields -- generate electrical current.

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Can you say, "spuriously-generated [false] accelerometer signals"?