11-20-2009, 12:41 PM
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Large Hadron Collider ready to restart
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The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) says it expects to restart the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) by this weekend after more than a year of repairs. The 27 km (17 mi) particle accelerator was launched last year, but suffered a failure from a faulty electrical connection, damaging 53 of the smasher's 9,300 superconducting magnets. Repairs are now completed, and the plan is to begin injecting protons into the LHC this weekend, on the path to search for particles such as predicted-yet-unobserved Higgs Boson. Collected below are some photographs of the repairs, and of the LHC and some of its experiments in various stages of construction. (30 photos total)
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http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200..._ready_to.html
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11-20-2009, 12:50 PM
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Not the one...
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11-20-2009, 12:52 PM
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It's not going to happen. The people from the future will stop it.
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11-20-2009, 12:53 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Take me, LHC. I am ready.
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11-20-2009, 01:14 PM
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At first I misread the "hadron" and was thinking "what in the world of Larry Flynt is going on???"...
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11-20-2009, 01:16 PM
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I've said it before and l'll say it again. I would love to get a job working there.
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11-20-2009, 01:25 PM
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So after spending “all the money in the world” on this project….what the heck will we get out of it? Possible proof that the notorious Higgs Boson exists and further insight into the origins of the universe?
Well that’s just freakin' great.
Money Guy - So here's a million-bajillion dollars....for what exactly?
Nutty Prof - So we can build a fantastical tube of wonder that will tell us about the origins of the universe 
Money Guy - Well what if there is more than one universe?
Nutty Prof - ......um, well then we'll need to make another, even more impressive fantastical tube of wonder.
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11-20-2009, 02:18 PM
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Come on!! Lets do this before my student loans come due!
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11-20-2009, 02:37 PM
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11-20-2009, 02:43 PM
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First Line Centre
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it has a 50% chance to destroy the world,
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It will, or it won't, hence 50%
(if anyone saw that colbert or daily show that had that interview you'd get the reference (this was many many months ago))
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11-20-2009, 02:56 PM
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So refresh my memory, this LHC has the potential to create a black hole, or something along those lines which would lead to the destruction of the planet?
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11-20-2009, 03:02 PM
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hmmm Graphic.
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11-20-2009, 03:03 PM
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So hypothetically if this were to happen would there be any warning, or would it pretty well instantly wipe out the world?
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11-20-2009, 03:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
So hypothetically if this were to happen would there be any warning, or would it pretty well instantly wipe out the world?
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Well, technically if it were to happen, we'd all just suddenly cease to exi
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11-20-2009, 03:05 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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It will be slow and painful. The LHC's going to rip a whole in the universe, and dragons will climb out.
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11-20-2009, 03:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFK
It will be slow and painful. The LHC's going to rip a whole in the universe, and dragons will climb out.
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That would be worth it!
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11-20-2009, 03:20 PM
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One of the Nine
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Figures the world would end now when I just discovered the lyrical genius known as Cody the Catch.
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11-20-2009, 03:32 PM
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