RationalBiker Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Humorous aside: A comment on one of the news article 'forums' stated; "I think it's just there to play Crysis 2 max settings". LOL!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haemp Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 How is the project comming? They mentioned May 08 in the start of this thread, what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RationalBiker Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 The last news I read said they are essentially "turning it on" today and testing the first collision in late October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 (edited) The last news I read said they are essentially "turning it on" today and testing the first collision in late October. I assume the particles involved all have a full complement of airbags, anti-lock brakes and designated crumple zones, right? I mean, this is all designed to make a safer particle that can survive catastrophic quantum-traffic accidents, right? Edited for typos Edited September 9, 2008 by D'kian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 For quick tabs on the status of the Earth with respect to the LHC, this site has been set up to notify you if the LHC has destroyed the earth. Note: humor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBP2009 Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 For quick tabs on the status of the Earth with respect to the LHC, this site has been set up to notify you if the LHC has destroyed the earth. Note: humor Well, I checked the site and whew! I was soooooo relieved to discover that the Earth has not been destroyed. I was really, really worried...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenure Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 The Higgs-Boson is like the 'cool kid' of sub-atomic particles. Everyone gains popularity - or mass - by being around him; mass by association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammon Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 What's really funny to me is how the people who built LHC have devoted their lives to the understanding of quantum and particle physics, and yet every dumb-ass with a connection to the internet thinks he can override all those years of accredited research and knowledge on the grounds of pure speculation. Seriously, start an LHC thread anywhere on the internet and be amused by all the nay-saying that pours in from soccer moms and 15 year-olds. It's great. I think this is signifying a growing "anti-science" mentality amongst the masses (with it's philosophical roots in an anti-reason mentality of course). I know how much of a broad generalization that is... but it's one of those things I know you have observed and others on this forum as well. I could comment in depth about it, but I haven't really intellectually explored it enough to provide clear comments yet. One of the main factors is the total abandonment of teaching science in America. Science is becoming a subject where only a group of social outcasts seem capable of enjoying... And that's enough musing on my part. Why is there so much fear instead of reverence of this thing? I admit, I don't know much about physics so my interest in this project isn't so much about the pure physics. It's about the advancement of science as a whole and proof that large capital-intensive projects can be created like this. I'd love to see more investment going to "huge science machines." The investment is worth it, and the benefits to mankind could be plentiful. I hope the LHC proves this on some levels. Also, RB I LOL'd at the Crysis 2 comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 A small, local pape ran a headline, on page 6, saying "Physics Experiment Destroys The World." The note beneath starts "If you're reading this, then nothing untoward actually took place." Yes, I think they were trying to be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McVey Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Here's this for an educational laugh, from a recent entry in the Straight Dope: Imagine a convention hall filled with political groupies, a scary thought all by itself. The hall represents the universe; the groupies represent the Higgs field. Now suppose Barack Obama enters the room. ... Obama represents a subatomic particle. The political groupies cluster around the president, seeking to bask in his cool and possibly get a job at the State Department. As Obama tries to make his way through the room, he gathers new hangers-on, while others drop off due to embarrassing questions about unpaid taxes. The cluster of groupies hovering around Obama represents the mass the president gains while he's in the Higgs field. Now let's take the same roomful of groupies and suppose a rumor passes through the room, such as that the government is going to speed up the economic stimulus program by heaving buckets of money out the window. As the rumor spreads, the groupies cluster together — some in stationary huddles, others in roving bands. Just as the clustered groupies gave mass to Obama when he was on the scene, they also give mass to themselves. Each cluster constitutes a God particle, which can thus be said to arise, if you will, “whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name." Heh The uncapitalised 'p' in president, contrasted to other words' first letters being capitalised, is also telling. JJM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastian Hayek Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 It reopens today. Check out the webcam http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandros Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 It reopens today. Check out the webcam http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html Haha! That's great! Sending this to my physics and calc profs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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