Einstein's Theory Was Proven True in My Little Louisiana Town
<p>Southern bumpkin middle schoolers are on a field trip to see one of the most advanced scientific endeavors in human history.</p>
<p>It’s called LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory).</p>
<p>These sensors are trying to detect gravitational waves from the other side of the universe. By the time they get to us, they jiggle one of the two-mile laser beams only a thousandth of the length of a proton. So, you have to isolate your lasers from earthquakes, traffic, and any other sources of “noise.” That’s why it ends up in a very unlikely place — God-fearing, <a href="https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/LA" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">small-town Louisiana</a>.</p>
<p>Me and my classmates weren’t aware of this cosmic drama. Mostly, we were just happy to be out of the classroom for a day. We attend a small private school in a two-hundred-year-old building that used to be a Civil War hospital. Here’s a photo:</p>
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