Everyone knows that the secrets of the universe is easily found inside the wrapping of a piece of chewing gum.
Posted on 08/07/2008 5:17:57 PM PDT by rosenfan
GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's most powerful particle accelerator, aimed at unlocking secrets of the universe, will be launched on September 10, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Thursday.
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), housed in an underground tunnel 27 kilometers (17 miles) in circumference, will recreate conditions just after the Big Bang which many scientists believe gave birth to the universe.
It will seek to collide two beams of particles at close to the speed of light.
"The first attempt to circulate a beam in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be made on September 10," the Geneva-based CERN said in a statement.
The LHC will study a new frontier of physics, producing beams with seven times more energy than any previous machine.
But starting it up is not as simple as flipping a switch.
Each of its eight sectors must be cooled to their operating temperature of minus 271 degrees Celsius (minus 456 degrees Fahrenheit), colder than outer space. This phase is reaching a successful conclusion but electrical testing must follow.
"We're finishing a marathon with a sprint," said LHC project leader Lyn Evans. "It's been a long haul and we're all eager to get the LHC research program underway."
Scientists hope the experiment will help explain fundamental questions such as how particles acquire mass. They will also probe the mysterious dark matter of the universe and investigate why there is more matter than antimatter.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
When they create a black hole and suck the earth inside out , remember I said I told you so .
C Missler talked about this at his Chino Hills conference.
“Scientists hope the experiment will help explain fundamental questions such as how particles acquire mass”.
Hope they are able to splain if the bango backfires and we in trouble Lucy. hehe
I wouldn’t worry, Geneva has too many good things going for it. Now, if they built one of these things in Newark or Detroit, which already strongly resemble a giant planetary size butthole, I would worry. Adding black hole energy to that type of structural phenomenon might be too much for the universe to handle.
On the plus side you’ll likely only have a few seconds to realize something has gone seriously wrong.
I knew I could count on someone to point out the good side . Actually I am jealous . I wanted the one that was to be built in Texas to go forward .
Maybe .. it’s an urban legend, but before the first nuclear device was detonated @ Alamogordo some scientists wondered if it might not ignite the entire earths atmosphere. I didn’t make it much past Algebra 2 so I dunno, lol.
But they set that thing off anyway! lol
I just hope they don’t cross the streams. It would be bad.
If you want to sell some of your property cheap, before we all die, I’m game.
THE END IS NEAR!
THE END IS NEAR!
THE END IS NEAR!
/s
I’m really not worried....... :^)
Wait - I am, it means.. THE BEGINNING IS FAR!!!!!!
Ironically enough, as you approach the event horizon time will slow down so dramatically that events that seem to happen in an instant to outside an observer will take eons in your reference frame. We could spend billion of years falling that last millimeter.
I think you may have that backwards.
I put this on another thread and I believe it to be true.
God laughs last and CERN may be headed for a multi-billion dollar Geraldo moment.
In the meantime, enjoy the entertainment while we’re waiting. They already dealt with this in the 70’s.
The Black Hole (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb1r0mobgsM
(Go to 4:35 for the real action. :))
The answer is 42.
I think you’re right. Shouldn’t making a physics post with one eye on the Pats game.
Remember... what...? Phhhht
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.