Author Topic: Pictures of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (Read 7613 times)

Spook · « **Reply #20 on:** September 11, 2008, 02:22:07 PM »

The news media was hilarious leading up to the test fire. Saying that it could create a black hole and end the world.
Really, if there was any chance of that, there would have been no funding for such a monumental project.

Also, you are right, the actual test doesn't happen for a few weeks, but there was that speculation that even just turning it on could create a black hole.

flip · « **Reply #21 on:** September 11, 2008, 02:39:31 PM »

This is the same type of crap that destroyed atlantis!!!!!!!

eradicator · « **Reply #22 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:43:11 PM »

They do the actual experiment tomorrow right?

Spook · « **Reply #23 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:44:50 PM »

Whenever they get the atom going as fast as they want it, which they said could take a couple of weeks to do.

Eiii · « **Reply #24 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:44:55 PM »

Uhh, the 21st.

EDIT: Whoops. The 21st of October.

eradicator · « **Reply #25 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:46:17 PM »

Wow my chem/physics teacher wont shut up about this and he said he was sure they are doing it tomorrow. What a fool

Eiii · « **Reply #26 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:48:29 PM »

That's what the wikipedia page says, at least.

eradicator · « **Reply #27 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:52:16 PM »

yay just over a month to live!

Playah · « **Reply #28 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:56:02 PM »

Quote from: flip on September 11, 2008, 08:12:26 AM

Give me a call when the creatures of hell eat your family.

... you forgot requesting some pictures mate.

Cameron · « **Reply #29 on:** September 12, 2008, 12:36:50 AM »

Quote from: eradicator on September 11, 2008, 03:52:16 PM

yay just over a month to live!

If there is a big bang, I guess there is for you. I enjoy living here, nothing to worry about. Rarely any natural disasters. But still, even if they do manage to make a black hole, it won't be able to feed off anything, plus it will be way to small. At least I don't have a science teacher that goes all "ZOMG, LETS WATCH IT" and all this excrement.

eradicator · « **Reply #30 on:** September 12, 2008, 01:47:42 PM »

lol I don't actually belive anything bad will happen I'm completley aware of the probable outcome so this isnt that exciting for me

Playah · « **Reply #31 on:** September 13, 2008, 05:32:45 AM »

Errm, those scientists from CERN keep telling it's a natural process which happens often. They reason that if black holes would really be created the world would've already been destroyed.

b00nlander · « **Reply #32 on:** September 20, 2008, 06:48:13 AM »

it's already broken $:-\$

Cameron · « **Reply #33 on:** September 20, 2008, 07:15:06 PM »

Quote from: b00nlander on September 20, 2008, 06:48:13 AM

it's already broken $:-\$

Linky? I can't find anything bout it, unless I suck at searching.

Eiii · « **Reply #34 on:** September 20, 2008, 07:40:00 PM »

http://www.denverpost.com/rawnews/ci_10517118

Justinph5 · « **Reply #35 on:** September 20, 2008, 07:40:52 PM »

Quote from: Cameron on September 20, 2008, 07:15:06 PM

I suck at searching.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/20/2369983.htm?site=science&topic=latest

wax · « **Reply #36 on:** September 20, 2008, 08:48:47 PM »

they had a transformer fail and had to shut down the whole experiement last i heard but i don't think it was a big issue and it should be up and running again shortly something to deal with it overcooling or undercooling in kelvin

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #37 on:** September 20, 2008, 10:34:57 PM »

Quote from: wax on September 20, 2008, 08:48:47 PM

they had a transformer fail and had to shut down the whole experiement last i heard but i don't think it was a big issue and it should be up and running again shortly something to deal with it overcooling or undercooling in kelvin

Quote from: http://www.denverpost.com/rawnews/ci_10517118

Gillies said the sector that was damaged will have to be warmed up well above the absolute zero temperature used for operations so that repairs can be made—a time-consuming process.

"A number of magnets raised their temperature by around 100 degrees," Gillies said. "We have now to warm up the whole sector in a controlled manner before we can actually go in and repair it."

[...]

He said it would take "several weeks minimum" to warm up the sector.

I think it will take a while to get it fixed.

skitzo · « **Reply #38 on:** September 23, 2008, 03:31:41 PM »

http://www.fpsbanana.com/threads/133530

for all those source game fans out there.

sonicx059 · « **Reply #39 on:** September 24, 2008, 04:25:34 AM »

Cern/Umbrella corp is the first thing i thought of when i heard the company name. I just wonder if all the money they put into trying to figure out how we got here. Was transfored to a greener tommorrow would it make a difference? Preparing for our limited petroleum future instead of unraveling the past? Just a thought.