[tbrowbdidnso]

Seen the pictures of guys in boats floating out in the kamiokande? I always thought it was the coolest looking experiment.

I was really sad when all the bulbs broke years back :'(

[konschubert]

Honest question: Wouldn't people floating in boats thought the water induce impurities?

[akiselev]

Yes but they shut down the experiment and partially drain the detector to let crews in for repair, maintenance, etc. In order to get it started again, there is a whole complex procedure to flush the chamber and refill it.