Scientists in Japan have just discovered that the neutrino has mass.
CNN describes its mass relative to that of an electron in this way:
"If the mass of an electron would approximately equal a U.S. naval cruise=
r
and half a mine sweeper, then the mass of the neutrino would equal five a=
pples"
[accompanied by pictures of the USS Normandy, half the USS Ardent, and fi=
ve
apples.]
[Does this want to make you laugh or cry? - Bill]=