Large Hadron Collider revs up to unprecedented energy level

AFP (via MSN.com) ^ | 03 July 2022

[zeestephen]

Starting Tuesday it will run around the clock for nearly four years at a record energy of 13.6 trillion electronvolts..."We aim to be delivering 1.6 billion proton-proton collisions per second"...This time around the proton beams will be narrowed to less than 10 microns - a human hair is around 70 microns thick - to increase the collision rate...

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Yawn, wake me up when they find nothing.

[Ken522]

Some say this is opening up a portal to let demons loose upon the earth!

Happy Independence Day ...

[SubMareener]

CERN at high levels collapses the Earth’s magnetic shield. You might not wake up.

[SpokeshaveReturns]

[SpokeshaveReturns]

I just hope all that pink duct tape holds.

[SaveFerris]

Goodbye, Geneva Convention!

Now we can finally bring out the LeRoy Niemann paintings!

The good news is it should melt that female Terminator real good. Until she uses her circular saw on it.

Then ya gotta smash her with a helicopter. And stuff a fusion power pack in her mouth.

[SheepWhisperer]

Hey...waitaminute...I thought the EU was facing power shortages?

[tired&retired]

Can someone please explain “electron volt ?”

[tired&retired]

Thanks Google

Electron Volt

a unit of energy equal to the work done on an electron in accelerating it through a potential difference of one volt.

[tired&retired]

To put it in perspective

You can imagine that the electron starts at the negative plate of a parallel plate capacitor and accelerates to the positive plate, which is at one volt higher potential.

Numerically one eV equals 1.6x10-19 joules or a joule is 6.2x1018 eV.

For example, it would take 6.2x1020 eV/sec to light a 100 watt light bulb.”

[momincombatboots]

With all the lowest bidder parts, I am sure it will.

[SaveFerris]

Worst that happens, it sets the Van Allen Radiation Belt on fire.

Then, Peter Lorre, contemplating a crime, launches a nuclear missile a it.

😜

[dforest]

They are already here. Klaus Schwab and his gay buddy are very close in proximity.

[BitWielder1]

Reformatting a little:

Numerically one eV equals 1.6x10^-19 joules or a joule is 6.2x10¹⁸ eV.
For example, it would take 6.2x10²⁰ eV/sec to light a 100 watt light bulb.

[Old Yeller]

Better break out the Flexseal tape.

[Hardastarboard]

Got to a “Pride” parade. They’re already here.

[BlackbirdSST]

Starting Tuesday it will run around the clock for nearly four years at a record energy of 13.6 trillion electronvolts

Powered by windmills and solar panels...right?

Remember this euro-peons while you are sitting there freezing in the dark for the next 4 years.

[waredbird]

What a waste. Greenies should be livid. Just think of how many electric cars that could charge. Or fry.

[The Duke]

"Then, Peter Lorre, contemplating a crime, launches a nuclear missile a it."

Is he wearing a silver dress in the rain?