http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/breaking-news-error-undoes-faster.html

"According to sources familiar with the experiment, the 60 nanoseconds
discrepancy appears to come from a bad connection between a fiber
optic cable that connects to the GPS receiver used to correct the
timing of the neutrinos' flight and an electronic card in a computer.
After tightening the connection and then measuring the time it takes
data to travel the length of the fiber, researchers found that the
data arrive 60 nanoseconds earlier than assumed. Since this time is
subtracted from the overall time of flight, it appears to explain the
early arrival of the neutrinos. New data, however, will be needed to
confirm this hypothesis."

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