This comment further to the LHC articlemade me laugh!
OPERA: “Yes, hello? Tech support?”
Tech: “Hello, and welcome to CERN Tech Support. Can I help you?”
OPERA: “Yeah, we are getting anomalous results that, uh, would appear to upend the theory of relativity…”
Tech: “That is a concern. Is your Large Hadron Collider plugged in?”
OPERA: “Yes, but that’s not the problem. It’s, er, the neutrinos. They’re all coming sort of fast.”
Tech: “Is your neutrino detector plugged in?”
OPERA: sigh “Yes.”
Tech: “Have you tested your router/GPS connection recently?”
OPERA: “…”