Sept 10 Hadron Collider whatsis?

[Phalanx]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-8DKeXi32U
Can't say I'd even heard of the thing, seems a few freakouts about it.
Can't see it doing much - a project conducted on the basis of replicating the event of a theory of what "may have been".
That said looks like a big enough machine to fuck something up...reminds me of the dealy in terminator 3...ha.
Anyone bothered by this?
I recall humans went ahead and tested an explosive device they theorised might burn up the entire atmposphere before, this doesn't surprise me.

[ferretchucker]

We spoke about this in Philosophy and Ethics class today. The Hadron Collider is meant to spin two particles (i think) around the 17 mile circuit under the city. Evetually, when they get to nearly the speed of light, completeing the circuit with about 7,000,000 of a second, they'll let them touch. This should recreate the environment instantly after the big bang. Literally, about 10,000 of a second after. Then they'll observe it.

POSSIBLE BAD THINGS

1. It will make several mini black holes that within four years can expand to eat the Earth.

2. It makes strangelets. They will proceed to turn the Earth into grey goo. (Seriously).

3. It will make another big bang, blowing up the earth from the inside.



So. Who's looking forward to Wednesday?

[Papillon Noir]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-8DKeXi32U
Can't say I'd even heard of the thing, seems a few freakouts about it.
Can't see it doing much - a project conducted on the basis of replicating the event of a theory of what "may have been".
That said looks like a big enough machine to fuck something up...reminds me of the dealy in terminator 3...ha.
Anyone bothered by this?
I recall humans went ahead and tested an explosive device they theorised might burn up the entire atmposphere before, this doesn't surprise me.

Yeah, I heard about this. Check out this cracked.com article about it: http://www.cracked.com/article_16583...end-world.html They want to recreate the Big Bang Theory. So, yeah, this could turn out really bad.

[Abominus]

I'm not concerned and believe it will be really interesting to see the results no matter what. I think the worst possible result would be nothing, or very little in the way of new information after the billions of dollars spent and the thousands of physicists involved.

[bloody_ribcut]

that sucks. i get paid on the fourteenth, that means i have to die sober.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Originally Posted by bloody_ribcut

that sucks. i get paid on the fourteenth, that means i have to die sober.

LOL


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[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

We spoke about this in Philosophy and Ethics class today. The Hadron Collider is meant to spin two particles (i think) around the 17 mile circuit under the city. Evetually, when they get to nearly the speed of light, completeing the circuit with about 7,000,000 of a second, they'll let them touch. This should recreate the environment instantly after the big bang. Literally, about 10,000 of a second after. Then they'll observe it.

POSSIBLE BAD THINGS

1. It will make several mini black holes that within four years can expand to eat the Earth.

2. It makes strangelets. They will proceed to turn the Earth into grey goo. (Seriously).

3. It will make another big bang, blowing up the earth from the inside.



So. Who's looking forward to Wednesday?

Good God.

I wish that I had a Philosophy and Ethics class when I was in Middle School. *jealous*

Anyway.

The chances of those Possible Bad Things are actually very, very slim, but I LOVE it when the "caveats" come out, like, "Oh, well, this COULD happen." ha

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I'm actually pretty much geeking out over the results. Can't wait.

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And if it destroys the world...

I'LL SEE YOU ALL IN HELL

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

who cares? what are we going to gain from this? someone explain why I should care.

[ChronoGrl]

We can see what the universe was like just moments after the Big Bang. Essentially the Beginning of Life.




(yes, I am a tool)

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

this is important why though? I mean nerd orgasms aside.