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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:22 PM Original message |
CERN says its almost ready to turn on Large Hadron Collider |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why would CERN want to bang really hard dongs together? |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. That's the same thing I read! |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Everytime I see a headline concerning this, I have a quick Beavis and Butthead moment. |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. That's only if Hawking is correct |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. If Jesus pops out and destroys the world I'm going to be pissed. |
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pkdu (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Bill for cleaning red-wine sprayed monitor is on its way! n/t |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. now that was funny! |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. You still have time to become a SubGenius |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Cool, I love science. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. I welcome our four-dimension hypercube overlords! n/t |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 01:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. That's stupid. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. String theory says 11-dimensional |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. The 14-dimensional hypercube overlords come AFTER the five-dimensional ones. |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
61. Can we get them to take the Republicans? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. About dang time!!! |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Fact is, this is such a huge step forward for physics . . . |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Mini black holes won't kill us. But they grow into real big black holes that will.n/t |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Now you just need the energy to produce a black hole capable of destroying the planet |
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Milspec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
57. Two words |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 08:08 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I dont even know if 1.2 jigawatts would do it |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Let 'er rip! |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Hope this doesn't happen! |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. some people are really jittery about the LHC |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Not just the fundies. |
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Dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. 'Uninformed masses' who 'need fixing' eh? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. "We Might Find Something Really Cool" Isn't a Meritous Argument |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. Oh, totally |
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NBachers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. I hope they have Dolph Lundgren nearby |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. they'll NEVER see the Ghost Particle... |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. So I see, said the blind man. /nt |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
49. why an obscure response? |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Because you don't have to see a ghost particle... to see it. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
18. Well, if it opens a portal to hell... |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 04:39 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. And crowbars |
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Towlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Good thinking! Better practice Half-Life 2 just in case. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. "Gordon doesn't need to HEAR all this; he's a highly trained professional!" |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
40. at least cheney can go back home nt |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
63. Zombies and lava demons. |
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mackerel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 09:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
64. We're gaining ground on CERN and could possibly |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
21. We usually uncover data and theories we weren't looking for in projects like this. |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
48. I don't know... |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. Anybody have a list of the Pros and Cons of this experiment? |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Pros and cons, coming right up! |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
28. So I take it the discussion of whether to renew the mortgage for 5 years or 10 is moot? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
30. Large Hadron Collider music video! |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. omg that was so frigging cool |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #53 |
60. I'm so glad you enjoyed it |
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NBachers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
62. Now That's what I'm Talkin' About! |
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Gen. Jack D. Ripper (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. People are afraid of it because they don't understand it |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Exploration is one of our biological imperatives |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. More won't than don't, really (nt) |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. so...will it be over 9000, or will it be "HAI GUISE I DIVIDED BY ZERO..." |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. We had one of those "divide by zero" fellows here recently. |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
37. Can little black holes grow into big black holes? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. i guess that we'll find out soon enough. |
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atomic-fly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #39 |
54. ha! you might be on to something there! nt |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Not as little as they're expecting. (nt) |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. No. They will simply evaporate away via Hawking radiation. n/t |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 07:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. That's right and I am counting on that. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
45. The first thing we need to do is panic |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
46. LHC won't do anything that doesn't happen naturally on a daily basis |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Yes, bombardment happens. |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
56. Hey - maybe we'll end up in the Single-Payer Universe |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
58. Good-bye student loan payment! |
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