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The laws of nature weren't broken, but what we think the laws of nature are based on our limited observations certainly could have been.

Right, so if conservation of momentum is violated, then it's not a law of nature. That would be quite a discovery!

Considering just how fundamental conservation of momentum is, that would be quite unexpected.

It's even more fundamental than conservation of energy.

But that's why it's interesting, because it's possible that that's exactly what happened.

By definition the laws of nature cannot be broken, only the "laws" we think nature has.