No Antigravity After All: CERN Proves Antimatter Falls Down
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CERN just proved antimatter falls downward like regular matter—ending 60 years of speculation about "antigravity"
Overview
The meme features a photograph of a female scientist in a lab full of technical equipment, server racks and monitors, holding her hand to her forehead with a disappointed, frustrated expression. Large white overlaid text states that CERN has proven antimatter falls downward under gravity just like regular matter, putting an end to 60 years of speculation that antimatter might exhibit antigravity properties that would make it fall upward. The humor stems from the relatable disappointed reaction to the news that the long-theorized possibility of functional antimatter-based antigravity is no longer viable.
Origin notes
This meme was originally published on the social platform 9Gag under the title 'No antigravity after all', referencing the real 2023 experimental result released by CERN's ALPHA collaboration that confirmed the gravitational acceleration of antihydrogen matches that of regular hydrogen, officially disproving the antigravity hypothesis for antimatter. The meme pairs a stock photo of a frustrated scientist with the CERN discovery headline for comedic effect.
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