apparently the world could end on Wednesday

dunkman
dunkman Posts: 19,646
edited September 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
anyone else a tiny bit scared about this? i am.



On Wednesday the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will send out a full particle beam, in preparation for an experiment that will re-create conditions just after the Big Bang.

The LHC will smash two beams of particles head-on at super-fast speeds. Scientists from Cern - the European organisation for nuclear research - hope to see new particles in the debris of these collisions.

There have been concerns that the experiment could open black holes that would swell in size and swallow up the Earth, but physicists stress that the planet is not under threat.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7567926.stm
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,569
    It'll be fine - from what I've read the chance of us getting destroyed is like getting hit by lightning....Then again, it does happen.
  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    oh great
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  • PJGARDEN
    PJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Is it necessary for people to continue to try and play God????? There is really no need for their little experiment.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    well... that's a bit of a bugger...

    I'll say my farewells on Tuesday, you know, just in case :o
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • catch22
    catch22 Posts: 1,081
    good lord i hope so. just make it quick.
    and like that... he's gone.
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Do you think they could wait till Thursday? I have good seats to a game.
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  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    But I do my hair on Wednesday night!
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    Damn this Wednesday not enough time to fly down to Florida and get a quickie. Now that's messed up. :(

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

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    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    Is it necessary for people to continue to try and play God????? There is really no need for their little experiment.


    this is my thoughts. what are they hoping to accomplish with this experiment?

    wtf? it is this kind of thing that could fuck us all ! im not to worried about this , but really. its dumb shit that wont really have any positive's that could create a HUGE fuckin' negative for us all.

    lol, i feel like i'm living in some bad sci-fi movie !!! ;)

    where is Will Smith when you need him??!?!?!?
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    well, couldnt come at a better time I say!!! Only a matter of time til us humans are extinct soon anyway
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    dunkman wrote:
    anyone else a tiny bit scared about this? i am.



    On Wednesday the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will send out a full particle beam, in preparation for an experiment that will re-create conditions just after the Big Bang.

    The LHC will smash two beams of particles head-on at super-fast speeds. Scientists from Cern - the European organisation for nuclear research - hope to see new particles in the debris of these collisions.

    There have been concerns that the experiment could open black holes that would swell in size and swallow up the Earth, but physicists stress that the planet is not under threat.



    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7567926.stm

    been nice knowing ya, dunk. i'm sorry i never travelled to scotland. enjoy your last couple of days, everyone. :)
  • Flannel Shirt
    Flannel Shirt Posts: 1,021
    this better not end the world. i will be really upset. i got lots to live for. besides, if shit was really going to hit the fan, some superhero would bust into the conductor reactor thingy and save the day. thats what happens when evil scientists try to pull this shit.
    All that's sacred, comes from youth....dedications, naive and true.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    we were talking about this at work and the lady next to me said (with a completely blank face i have to add) "but i've just paid for my holiday" :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    I have every faith in the theory that nothing that exciting ever happens, so it will be safe as houses :)
    Remember the talk about the Millenium bug :rolleyes: 'planes will drop out of the sky'...ye ye ye, whatever :p
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    jamie uk wrote:
    I have every faith in the theory that nothing that exciting ever happens, so it will be safe as houses :)
    Remember the talk about the Millenium bug :rolleyes: 'planes will drop out of the sky'...ye ye ye, whatever :p

    Regret those naive words you will, my Welsh friend!!! When we're safe in our bunkers painted white with ear protectors and hundreds of tins of baked beans, you'll be knocking on the door asking if there's room for one more!

    There will not be, Heathen.


    :p
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • supersonicyears
    supersonicyears Posts: 2,619
    I hope the black hole doesn't swallow us up before the next Pearl Jam tour.

    If they try this on Wednesday and it works how many more times is this multi billon dollar machine going to be used?? If there is even a slight chance that it may have an impact on future generations in a negative way why would they do this?
    "In the age of darkness
    want to be enlightened"
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    jamie uk wrote:
    I have every faith in the theory that nothing that exciting ever happens, so it will be safe as houses :)
    Remember the talk about the Millenium bug :rolleyes: 'planes will drop out of the sky'...ye ye ye, whatever :p
    I remember that night at midnight...this crazy guy at the party I was at started running around like a chicken with his head cut off screaming "the phones are out! the line is dead! Aghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!" It as hysterical.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I remember that night at midnight...this crazy guy at the party I was at started running around like a chicken with his head cut off screaming "the phones are out! the line is dead! Aghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!" It as hysterical.

    at the party at my house, i snuck downstairs, i waited till about 12:01 everyone was joking that we were still here blah blah blah. anyway, i snuck down to my basement and killed all the lights for about 30 seconds !!! you should have heard everyone upstairs !!!!! fuckin' funny as hell!!!
    :D i'm a dick.
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    the wolf wrote:
    at the party at my house, i snuck downstairs, i waited till about 12:01 everyone was joking that we were still here blah blah blah. anyway, i snuck down to my basement and killed all the lights for about 30 seconds !!! you should have heard everyone upstairs !!!!! fuckin' funny as hell!!!
    :D i'm a dick.

    I'd have laughed my ass off!! :D Wish I'd thought of that...
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • catch22
    catch22 Posts: 1,081
    Flannel Shirt wrote:
    this better not end the world. i will be really upset. i got lots to live for. besides, if shit was really going to hit the fan, some superhero would bust into the conductor reactor thingy and save the day. thats what happens when evil scientists try to pull this shit.

    "apparently he had a LOT to live for!"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC0yfREBxWw

    :)
    and like that... he's gone.

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