LUX–ZEPLIN dark matter detector: 7 tonnes of ultra-pure liquid xenon
IceCube Neutrino observatory: a cubic kilometre of ancient, pristine Antarctic ice
KM3NeT: a cubic kilometre of the Mediterranean. May contain plankton, fish poo and Vibrio cholerae.
Oct 7, 2026, 12:28 PMSounds like the start of a Steven King novel. All that organic material should have no impact on the detection of dark matter. But it did. And that's when the screaming starts.
@gregeganSF will nobody think of the noble gas production magnates?!
(When I was a kid and became interested in investing, the first company I looked at, probably because it started with 'A', was Air Products & Chemicals Inc., who AIUI supplied the LOX and LH2 to NASA).
Oct 7, 2026, 4:17 PM@gregeganSF it's gonna be really funny tho if it turns out like 0.1% of cholera is made of dark matter
"well damn we should have looked here first"