the large hadron collidor particle accelerator

[King Blue]

"Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the world is a twat."

Prof Brian Cox

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[Angelis]

worst... book... ever!

[Alcatraz]

"Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the world is a twat."

Prof Brian Cox

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Edited September 6, 2008 by Alcatraz

[Spiderden]

Easy to say.No-one will be around to say I Told You so if he's wrong .

[dorlomin]

We have been recieving collisions of the same magnitude as will be recreated in the LHC for billions of years hear on earth as some of the very highest energy comic rays that hit the upper atmosphere are traveling at the same speeds the LHC will recreate. The difference is that when a proton travelling at that speed hits something in the upper atmosphere it exists for nanoseconds before breaking up (like say a higgs boson), in the LHC the particles ejected from the breakup of the particle will be recorded and measured.

[feral chile]

I wager you £500 it won't destroy the Earth!

[llcoolphil]

We have been recieving collisions of the same magnitude as will be recreated in the LHC for billions of years hear on earth as some of the very highest energy comic rays that hit the upper atmosphere are traveling at the same speeds the LHC will recreate. The difference is that when a proton travelling at that speed hits something in the upper atmosphere it exists for nanoseconds before breaking up (like say a higgs boson), in the LHC the particles ejected from the breakup of the particle will be recorded and measured.

[Alcatraz]

Really glad i'm doing Physics A-Level. I doubt i'd appreciate it if i wasn't

[Radar]

Sooo... how long now until we all die then?

[sifi]

Sooo... how long now until we all die then?

[Radar]

Thursday, I think. I'm taking Wednesday off. I was going to take Friday off, but there doesn't seem like much point.

[Radar]

They're just switching on and warming up. It'll be testing for a few weeks before the first collision, so plenty of time to spend yer savings. Vegas anyone?

[worm]

Are we now mocking the potential (unqualified) dangers perceived in the playstation 4 being switched on?

Fate?

[Radar]

Fate?

[Jaybles]

Are we now mocking the potential (unqualified) dangers perceived in the playstation 4 being switched on?

Fate?

[tHomBleached]

The truth

[jammy2211]

They're just switching on and warming up. It'll be testing for a few weeks before the first collision, so plenty of time to spend yer savings. Vegas anyone?

[llcoolphil]

They're just switching on and warming up. It'll be testing for a few weeks before the first collision, so plenty of time to spend yer savings. Vegas anyone?

[RABun]

Almost right! tricky to say they're warming it up when they've been cooling it down to -200 and a bit. Ant they're not having test fires, just going straight to the main deal

[llcoolphil]

They didnt want to have test runs and things in case something goes wrong with it as its takes weeks to warm it up enough to get engineering teams down there to fix any issues.

[Atlanteanlost]

I'm ok. I've secured a lift off the planet. Not with Vogons I might add

[Alcatraz]

My teachers says it will all be ok. We can all relax and use the excuse that the world will end to enjoy anarchy for the next two day

[Atlanteanlost]

My teachers says it will all be ok. We can all relax and use the excuse that the world will end to enjoy anarchy for the next two day

[Alcatraz]

You believe teachers?

Ohh dear

[Atlanteanlost]

I do blame a C in GCSE French on them rather than my fifty cagillion posts on here during the exam period

I'd like to visit CERN. Sounds like a rave