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Dragonlover

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collider
« on: 2008-09-09, 10:18:32 »
Just a note of interest......

 In the book "Angels and Demons", Dan Brown writes of a "particle collider"
which circles the Alps between Switzerland and France. This device is composed
of a 17 mile track which scientists will use to send two particles around, then
colliding them at the speed of light. This is supposed to duplicate conditions in
the first seconds after "the Big Bang". Scientists are also supposed to use this to
unlock the secrets of anti-matter.........
  This collider Does indeed exist and goes on-line Wednesday........
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Re: collider
« Reply #1 on: 2008-09-09, 11:53:19 »
Yes and one theory is that it will create a black hole and destroy the earth
in a matter of seconds....Darn and I just polished my armor for Saturday!  ;)
Well I hope we don't all wake up dead tomorrow!  :D

It is a bit ironic though that I've been teasing Rosemary about this for the past
week or so and you happen to post this news.
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Re: collider
« Reply #2 on: 2008-09-09, 12:51:07 »
A fun little explanation:
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Re: collider
« Reply #3 on: 2008-09-09, 12:54:20 »
Greetings Pamela!

 Yep. Heard on the Today Show that they were trying to downplay and allay peoples
 fears by coming up with that little segment from You-Tube...
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Re: collider
« Reply #4 on: 2008-09-09, 13:24:54 »
 About 25 years ago I got a chance to visit Fermi Lab in Illinois.  It was really fascinating.  They had a little museum near the top of the building with a mock up of the equipment.  We could look down on the field below, where livestock were grazing.  We could see the outline of the ring, sort of like "the grass is always greener over the septic tank."  8-)
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Re: collider
« Reply #5 on: 2008-09-09, 13:31:50 »
 Were they putting together the same sort of set-up there as they're using
 over in Switzerland? I bet that would have been un-believable to see. Really wish
 I could've scammed more time while I was up there to take a tour of the shipyard
 where Sir Brian and his lads work! Drat and double Drat!!! ;)
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Re: collider
« Reply #6 on: 2008-09-09, 13:39:35 »


Hehe, yeah, there's a lot of fearmongering about this sort of thing out there. Nothing will happen though. Black holes aren't stable below a certain size and evaporate almost instantly. Not to mention the fact that even with how powerful the LHC will be, it still can't top what the universe already has done. :)

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Re: collider
« Reply #7 on: 2008-09-09, 14:21:07 »
A good point to ponder Sir Edward.... ::)
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