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February 19, 2025

[Ponytail is presenting to Cueball and Megan a drop down screen.] [On the screen is a side view of a deep-water telescope, attached to the bedrock, floating in the ocean.] Ponytail: The K.M. 3 N. E. T. deep-water telescope detects the flashes of Cherenkov light from neutrino interactions. Cueball: How do you know you aren't just seeing bioluminescent fish? Ponytail: Cherenkov radiation is only emitted when things exceed the local speed of light, so it can't be produced by under-c life.ALT

Unfortunately, KM3NeT led to the discovery of the Pauli anglerfish, which emits Cherenkov radiation to prey on neutrino researchers.

KM3NeT [Explained]

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