The giant atom-smasher experiment

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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Why do so many people think this will create a black hole that will destroy earth?

    It's beyond silly. There's already trillions upon trillions (upon trillions upon trillions etc...etc...to infinity) of atoms smashing into the earth with much higher energy levels for billions of years now....if it were possible, it would have happened already millions of times over...probably hundreds of times every micro second.

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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    dunkman wrote:
    'giant atom' is an oxymoron.


    not from the perspective of an electron. :D
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    not from the perspective of an electron. :D

    or a quark...and so on and so on to infinity....

    the state of nothingness is an impossibility....planks constant?...bah...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • YieldInHiding
    YieldInHiding Posts: 1,841
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Why do so many people think this will create a black hole that will destroy earth?

    It's beyond silly. There's already trillions upon trillions (upon trillions upon trillions etc...etc...to infinity) of atoms smashing into the earth with much higher energy levels for billions of years now....if it were possible, it would have happened already millions of times over...probably hundreds of times every micro second.

    Were still here....

    It's the sensationalist media that's responsible for this. They'll say anything for ratings.
    No longer overwhelmed it seems so simple now.
  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    Updated Fri. Oct. 17 2008 4:20 PM ET

    The Associated Press

    GENEVA -- Operators of the world's largest atom smasher say damage caused by a bad electrical connection will take much of the planned winter shutdown to repair, but it will be back in action as planned next spring.

    Spokesman James Gillies of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, says the massive electromagnets deep underground appear to have escaped damage.

    But he says damage to insulation and other parts around 29 of the magnets will likely require that they be brought to the surface for repair.

    The failure of a single electrical connection in the Large Hadron Collider caused the equipment to shut down just nine days after the machine's launch with great fanfare Sept. 10.

    http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081017/atom_smasher_081017/20081017?hub=World&s_name=
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,374
    MrBrian wrote:
    Updated Fri. Oct. 17 2008 4:20 PM ET

    The Associated Press

    GENEVA -- Operators of the world's largest atom smasher say damage caused by a bad electrical connection will take much of the planned winter shutdown to repair, but it will be back in action as planned next spring.

    Spokesman James Gillies of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, says the massive electromagnets deep underground appear to have escaped damage.

    But he says damage to insulation and other parts around 29 of the magnets will likely require that they be brought to the surface for repair.

    The failure of a single electrical connection in the Large Hadron Collider caused the equipment to shut down just nine days after the machine's launch with great fanfare Sept. 10.

    http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081017/atom_smasher_081017/20081017?hub=World&s_name=

    I'll bet that Gary Busey's son was behind this failure.
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