Collider? I Hardly Know 'er!
So, we're all still here and CERN labs didn't implode the earth. Happy? Good.
Let me start off by saying that, yes, I'm the world's biggest geek. Things like this amuse me to no end, and I've even gone so far as to rip the song into an mp3 so I can play it in my car. (I'm that far-gone, save yourselves while there's still time.)
For those of you not following the physics community's latest toy, the Large Hadron Collider is currently the world's biggest particle accelerator. Early fears, prior to the firing-up of the LHC on September 10th, (with actual experiments beginning next week,) included concerns over black holes being formed inside the tunnel. This, of course, caused some people to panic, while others used the impending feeling of doom to their advantage. Personally, I can't wait to see what kinds of results they'll see up in Geneva. Hell, the first batch of darkmatter they sell on eBay is mine.
For a better idea of what, exactly, they're searching for with this great big toy, have a peek at the CERN page for the LHC, (or just listen to the LHC Rap). This video also gives a pretty good idea of the kinds of hijinks we can expect from the research team working with the LHC.
And, for those of you who keep thinking that CERN sounds familiar, it might be because that's where a certain founding member of the W3C worked back in '91, when he came up with a little mark-up language we all know and love. . .
Let me start off by saying that, yes, I'm the world's biggest geek. Things like this amuse me to no end, and I've even gone so far as to rip the song into an mp3 so I can play it in my car. (I'm that far-gone, save yourselves while there's still time.)
For those of you not following the physics community's latest toy, the Large Hadron Collider is currently the world's biggest particle accelerator. Early fears, prior to the firing-up of the LHC on September 10th, (with actual experiments beginning next week,) included concerns over black holes being formed inside the tunnel. This, of course, caused some people to panic, while others used the impending feeling of doom to their advantage. Personally, I can't wait to see what kinds of results they'll see up in Geneva. Hell, the first batch of darkmatter they sell on eBay is mine.
For a better idea of what, exactly, they're searching for with this great big toy, have a peek at the CERN page for the LHC, (or just listen to the LHC Rap). This video also gives a pretty good idea of the kinds of hijinks we can expect from the research team working with the LHC.
And, for those of you who keep thinking that CERN sounds familiar, it might be because that's where a certain founding member of the W3C worked back in '91, when he came up with a little mark-up language we all know and love. . .
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LarryDaMan
Member Posts: 797
I don't fancy myself as a geek (I like football and girls much more than Star Trek and Star Wars.)
BUT, I am a news junkie and have been following the CERN project.
This is for you Slowhand.
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rfult001
Member Posts: 407
LMAO! I am putting that on a CD and jamming out all day tomorrow!
I am glad we are still here though. I was so worried about it...
I will likely continue to follow this project myself, it will be cool if they are successful and collect useful data. Or we'll be sucked into a black hole.
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tiersten
Member Posts: 4,505
All they've done is just to power it up and inject some stuff into it. They're doing tests at low levels for now. Those tests have been done on other colliders before and we're still here. They've not actually collided anything at high power yet and won't for a while. -
Slowhand
Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
Heh, heh. . . I'm not much for football, but girls I'm all for. The one I'm seeing now is outgoing, an artist, and has. . . HUGE tracts of land.LarryDaMan wrote:I don't fancy myself as a geek (I like football and girls much more than Star Trek and Star Wars.)
That is truly awesome. I laughed, I have to admit.LarryDaMan wrote:
When Stephen Hawking got a chance to appear in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in the early nineties, he also got to take a tour of the set while he was there. He asked to be moved from his wheelchair into the captain's chair; while passing the set for the warp core he reportedly grinned, pointed at it, and then typed out, "I'm working on that". Geek or not, that man could get more ass than a toilet seat, if he wanted to.
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bertieb
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tiersten wrote:They've not actually collided anything at high power yet and won't for a while.
Exactly, I'll be more 'watchful' when they do start colliding, especially with this happening http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7616622.stm The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they are genuine - Abraham Lincoln -
Slowhand
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Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, doesn't it? Seeing that the LHC systems had been compromised really touched me, right in the cockles of my heart. Well, maybe a little below the cockle, but it touched me in the same way the mall Santa does: leaving me questioning what is wrong with the world.bertieb wrote:tiersten wrote:They've not actually collided anything at high power yet and won't for a while.
Exactly, I'll be more 'watchful' when they do start colliding, especially with this happening http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7616622.stm
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bertieb
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Well at least the possibility of us all being smashed into itsy bitsy ickle pieces has been prolonged that bit longer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7626256.stm
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Kaminsky
Member Posts: 1,235
Doh !
That's kinda scary. Anyone ever wanting to visit geneva may want to actually get it done in this two month window.Kam. -
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