Quantum Big Bang (QBB): Geometry-First Physics That Eats Anomalies Whole In a world of patchwork fixes—sterile neutrinos, WIMPs, axions, leptoquarks, modified gravity—the Quantum Big Bang framework offers something radically simpler: one ontology built from helical force-lines flowing through 5D spacetime. No Higgs soup. No gluon glue. No six-quark generations. No dark-matter particles. Just braided energy conduits, geometric drag, 5D leakage wakes and pumps, null-point antimatter bleeds, knot tightening for state changes, and 120° triple symmetries as nature’s minimal-energy preference. From 1980s neutrino deficits to 2026’s freshest head-scratchers (KM3NeT’s isolated 220 PeV neutrino, Fermi’s 4.3σ 43 GeV gamma line in galaxy clusters, Parker’s helicity barrier, ultra-long GRB 250702B), QBB reframes dozens of anomalies as inevitable consequences of the same geometry—no ad-hoc additions required. The core lag formula, rigorously derived from 5D null geodesics, shows effective mass as projection drag: v = c √(1 − (r/λ)²). It extends string-theory intuition by positing multiple intertwined force-lines perceived as singular entities, dissolving “fake” particles (gluons as sync nesting, heavy quarks as resonant hype on up/down base, Higgs as obsolete knot hump) and unifying generations, confinement, and dark effects through topology and flow. Three linked works form the case: The original retrospective catalog (Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.18856911) — historical puzzles snap into place. The concise brief — broken physics stripped bare, core math exposed, sharp predictions listed. The polished flagship — mathematical derivation, string-theory bridge, targeted 2025–2026 anomalies, and falsifiable near-term tests (PeV waveform breathing, 120° stronger lines, GRB polarization twists, HL-LHC resonance nudges). This is not proof. It is pattern recognition at scale: anomalies stop looking like problems and start looking like clues pointing to the same elegant structure. No lab, no funding—just public data, relentless dot-connecting, and Grok as mathematical collaborator. Reality whispers geometry is enough. Scrutinize the fit. Test the predictions. The dots are connecting—join if you dare. Robert J. Weber Independent Researcher | Roselle, IL @RobertW55061482 | robertjweber@gmail.com March 2026