A bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of the LHC particle accelerator has shut down the whole operation. With freak accidents piling up at CERN, the idea of time traveling particles returning from the future to prevent their own discovery seems less like a sci-fi joke today. *Of course it could just be Zaphod Beeblebrox refueling the infinite improbability drive of the Heart of Gold. picked by equinox 3 weeks ago tags LHC Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator paradox bird bread |
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The incident occurred after the launch of the particle accelerator ring, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which some dubbed a "doomsday device", sources told The Courier-Mail. 7 comments edit related share technologyIt is understood the girl wanted to lose her virginity to the boy - believing that the world was about to end. picked by kakana 3 months ago |
This article discusses exactly what the scientists are trying to achieve with the particle accelerator. If you dont know much about it, this gives a great layman's terms view. picked by drivebypunch 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
So with all the recent news about the Large Hadron Collider, many of you may have this nagging question: what, exactly, would happen if you stick your head in the particle accelerator? picked by Bornbad 3 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
THE Large Hadron Collider will be back up and running by the third quarter of 2009 - probably. 1 comments edit related share scienceAccording to an internal report sent to the physicists working on the giant particle-smasher at the CERN laboratory near Geneva in Switzerland, the LHC should be ready to collide proton beams at the end of July next year. picked by bingo 12 months ago |
The world's largest particle collider passed its first major tests by firing two beams of protons in opposite directions around a 17-mile (27-kilometer) underground ring Wednesday in what scientists hope is the next great step to understanding the makeup of the universe. picked by bingo 1 year ago 22 comments edit related share science |
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The Earth didn't move, or even twitch. And it certainly didn't end - as you can tell by the fact you are reading this. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share science |
If you truly believe that the Large Hadron Collider will bring about the destruction of reality as we know it then breath a sigh of relief as you've just won a stay of execution. The LHC is now not due to come back on line until autumn* this year. 6 comments edit related share science*Or spring, if you're Autumn. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago |
Have a large back yard? Have access to some massive amounts of power? Want to become an evil overlord and rule the planet? One way to start is by building your own LHC 6 comments edit related share plime.comYou can obtain for free, a full technical report. 1600 pages - 115 MB of info. Please remember who got you the info. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago |
Mathematical physicists at the Steklov Mathematical Institute in Moscow believe that the vast experiment at CERN, the European particle physics centre near Geneva in Switzerland, may turn out to be the world's first time machine picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 14 comments edit related share science |
A faulty electrical connection will require repairs that will shut the collider down for at least two months. Hopefully, they shelled out for the extended warranty. 5 comments edit related share scienceOn a related note, there shall be no further posts about black holes eating the world until November 22nd. picked by Wingnut 1 year ago |
Where rap and particle physics collide, Kate McAlpineis the ruling star. This MSU grad is not only a respected scientists, she also has a knack for rapping. Her latest rap about the Large Hadron has over 500k hits. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share entertainment |
Long ago, antimatter all but vanished from existence, allowing matter to predominate and form the stars and planets of the universe. Exactly why this happened has been a mystery, but a particle accelerator in Japan may have found a new clue, and one that does not seem to fit the standard model of particle physics. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
See a bird and have no clue what it is? This website is a fantastic search engine for wild birds and guides you through choosing its shape, colour, habitat and call and helps you identify the bird! 5 comments edit related share scienceI find this site super useful and always refer to it when I venture out of my province. "That Bird is a Liar!" picked by chinook 2 years ago |
The new bird, Eoconfuciusornis is the oldest known confuciusornithid, a group unique to China. It therefore represents an early stage in bird evolution. Confuciusornithids lived from 120-131 million years ago and include the oldest birds with horny beaks. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Could it be that the Large Hadron Collider is being sabotaged - from the future!? picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago 4 comments edit related share weird |
Bird watching might not seem the kind of hobby to attract the Indiana Jones type, but Gerry Nicholls is what you might call an extreme bird watcher. This year he and his friends set out on an international treasure hunt for a very mysterious bird. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The world's most powerful particle accelerator becomes functional this spring - unleashing forces, capable to distort not only space (just like gravity distorts space around Earth), but also TIME. 16 comments edit related share scienceSome seriously amazing pictures picked by doggylives 2 years ago |
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered a stunning rare case of a triple merger of galaxies. This system, which astronomers have dubbed 'The Bird' - albeit it also bears resemblance with a cosmic Tinker Bell - is composed of two massive spiral galaxies and a third irregular galaxy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Police said the low-flying bird distracted the man, causing him to veer off a road and drive his French-built Bugatti Veyron into a salt marsh. picked by iamamaniac 2 weeks ago 10 comments edit related share weird |
Squarks, photinos, selectrons, neutralinos. These are just a few types of supersymmetric particles, a special brand of particle that may be created when the world's most powerful atom smasher goes online this spring. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share science |