This result could change physics forever

While I don't disagree that the scientists should strive for their 1 in 3.5 million holy grail of certainty - stuff with a 1 in 40k certainty happens all the time - most people actually literally do bet their life on 1 in 40k chances. Like, that's in the realm of likelihood that over-the-counter pain killers will kill you... and many people pop those as if they were candy.