Large Hadron Collider going online in 3 hours.

[MiamiHeat]

inb4 apocalypse


http://webcast.cern.ch/lhcfirstphysics/

[Leetonidas]

Wow, I hope they don't unmake existence.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

quantum physicists unlearn their own existence almost every day

[Trainwreck2100]

cmon give me superpowers

[The Reckoning]

maybe itll slow our aging process

[Stringer_Bell]

What exactly are we looking for in the webcast? Lots of flying particles? Armageddon?

[Mister Sinister]

Superpowers ftw. Give me energy manipulation, you scientist assholes!

[monosylab1k]

So after this happens are all the scientists in the area going to turn into bald naked guys with big blue dicks?

[Sisk]

it just reproduces something that happens every day..

[Mister Sinister]

Anyone got superpowers yet?

[Trainwreck2100]

protons won't collide till 2am our time i believe

[CuckingFunt]

As the years tick on, I'm beginning to realize there will never come a time that I don't initially read the name of this thing as the Large Hardon Collider.

[Sisk]

As the years tick on, I'm beginning to realize there will never come a time that I don't initially read the name of this thing as Hardon Collider.

:rollin

[TDMVPDPOY]

13billion euros, lol

[redzero]

As the years tick on, I'm beginning to realize there will never come a time that I don't initially read the name of this thing as the Large Hardon Collider.

It took me a while to realize that wasn't the name.

[Trainwreck2100]

when aliens find out what happened they'll know the great human civilization was destroyed by a big expensive hardon

[tp2021]

protons won't collide till 2am our time i believe

Well shit, I better finish that bowl.

[Trainwreck2100]

oh noes, they lost the beam

[monosylab1k]

lol epic fail

i've never seen so many emo looking science nerds.

[monosylab1k]

it's like the day Buffy the Vampire Slayer got cancelled.

[Sisk]

something went wrong apparently, according to the webcast.. something about cryogenics

[redzero]

Looks like you're going to have to hold off you blue penis fantasies for another time, Mono.

[Trainwreck2100]

you know what's amazing, all the people watching this, and no lag

[Trainwreck2100]

i think i know what happened, the beam hit in the future then rebounded so it never hits in the past cause it already hit in the future

[Sisk]

so.. are they cancelling or just delaying for later today?

and trainwreck, i guess that's what billions of euro's gets you

[Sisk]

she just said 3 hours.. that's 5am our time..............

[TDMVPDPOY]

piece of junk

[redzero]

Well, it's not like I have anything better to do. I guess I'll play some Arkham Asylum until the Hadron Collider turns us into pure energy.

[Trainwreck2100]

well we don't know what happened, and the the cryogenics happened which we think is unrelated but really we don't know shit cause this machine has never been used before

[Sisk]

they've already been doing these tests.. just increasing the power of the collisions now

hawking said we'd be ok, i think he knows his shit

[Sisk]

well we don't know what happened, and the the cryogenics happened which we think is unrelated but really we don't know shit cause this machine has never been used before

:downspin:

[redzero]

they've already been doing these tests.. just increasing the power of the collisions now

hawking said we'd be ok, i think he knows his shit

If Stephen Hawking is so smart, why is he paralyzed?

[Trainwreck2100]

If Stephen Hawking is so smart, why is he paralyzed?

cause he spent 13 billion on a giant fail machine instead of a cure for "my legs no work"

[CubanSucks]

If Stephen Hawking is so smart, why is he paralyzed?

He's not paralyzed. He just doesn't feel like it. He moves the universe around him with his mind.

[Sisk]

If Stephen Hawking is so smart, why is he paralyzed?

:depressed

[Stringer_Bell]

Wow, that web stream is really clean. I want to see particles flying tho or this is a waste of time!

[ShoogarBear]

lol epic fail

i've never seen so many emo looking science nerds.

It worked perfectly.

It just doesn't want to let you know that it worked.

[ShoogarBear]

As the years tick on, I'm beginning to realize there will never come a time that I don't initially read the name of this thing as the Large Hardon Collider.

Resisting the urge to create my first troll here.

[Sisk]

It worked perfectly.

It just doesn't want to let you know that it worked.

PROVE ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT


lol

[Stringer_Bell]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3IjRgoGWUBo/SrlV5AZpK-I/AAAAAAAAAcM/DApXfFq6J8I/s400/large-hadron-collider.jpeg


Have people had to take any anti-depressents or sedatives to escape from persistent thoughts of destruction on account of the LHC?

[Sisk]

nice picture ha...

i'm sure it's messed with a lot of people's heads

[Trainwreck2100]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3IjRgoGWUBo/SrlV5AZpK-I/AAAAAAAAAcM/DApXfFq6J8I/s400/large-hadron-collider.jpeg


Have people had to take any anti-depressents or sedatives to escape from persistent thoughts of destruction on account of the LHC?

i it does destroy us we won't feel it so God help us all

[Sisk]

The upcoming experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have sparked fears among the public that the LHC particle collisions might produce doomsday phenomena, involving the production of stable microscopic black holes or the creation of hypothetical particles called strangelets.[53] Two CERN-commissioned safety reviews have examined these concerns and concluded that the experiments at the LHC present no danger and that there is no reason for concern,[54][55][56] a conclusion expressly endorsed by the American Physical Society.[57]

per wiki

[Stringer_Bell]

I'm sure in those "safety reports" there's a sentence like "the LHC does not represent a sizable risk of cataclysmic failure (less than .005%), which would result in the destruction of the very fabric of time and space in relation to this planet and the surrounding solar system." You just gotta know it's in there somewhere, but it's an acceptable risk cuz we just gotta find out where we came from and how we got here (even if we destroy ourselves and the world in the process! weeeeeee!!!).

Look at all the people in the background of the interview streams, they look happy being that close to their destruction. It's probably the barbiturates. :(

[Sisk]

yeah i read there was a theory of 1 in 50 million of something occuring, but also if there were miniature black holes they would dissipate (or some shit) according to hawking's theory

either way, no one is stopping this.. there have been attempts

[LnGrrrR]

I am confident that the world will continue to go on. Anyone want to bet me a million dollars that the world won't end?

[Wild Cobra]

The upcoming experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have sparked fears among the public that the LHC particle collisions might produce doomsday phenomena, involving the production of stable microscopic black holes or the creation of hypothetical particles called strangelets.[53] Two CERN-commissioned safety reviews have examined these concerns and concluded that the experiments at the LHC present no danger and that there is no reason for concern,[54][55][56] a conclusion expressly endorsed by the American Physical Society.[57]

per wiki
This is the same fears and concerns for decades with various experiments, starting with the nuclear bomb to my knowledge, only the public was in the dark on that one.

[LnGrrrR]

This is the same fears and concerns for decades with various experiments, starting with the nuclear bomb to my knowledge, only the public was in the dark on that one.

To be fair WC, I don't think we're quite yet in the clear on the whole nukes thing. It's not like the possibility of nuclear warfare is archaic, after all.

[Wild Cobra]

To be fair WC, I don't think we're quite yet in the clear on the whole nukes thing. It's not like the possibility of nuclear warfare is archaic, after all.
There were those that though splitting the atom would lead to a chain reaction of destroying all matter. Just unfounded fears, like this Hadron Collider is.

[LnGrrrR]

There were those that though splitting the atom would lead to a chain reaction of destroying all matter. Just unfounded fears, like this Hadron Collider is.

Hm, did not know that. But you're older than I, so I guess that's to be expected. :D

I do remember all the hoopla about Y2K though. I actually got a great price purchasing plane tickets to fly that day.

[Wild Cobra]

Hm, did not know that. But you're older than I, so I guess that's to be expected. :D

I do remember all the hoopla about Y2K though. I actually got a great price purchasing plane tickets to fly that day.
LOL...

Good for you.

What I remember of Y2K was my $30k+ stock profits in the semiconductor industry. The business was booming to replace all the older computers. Bought a new 2000 Z28 with $19k down. Financed enough to reestablish some lacking credit. Could have paid cash... $25,800... is what I got it for.

[Stringer_Bell]

There were those that though splitting the atom would lead to a chain reaction of destroying all matter. Just unfounded fears, like this Hadron Collider is.

Are you serious? WOW, people were were fucking dumb back then...

*fast-forward 50 years*
"Remember that Large Hadtron Collider? People thought it'd create a black hole, but all it did was give us superpowers."

[DarkReign]

WC is right. When humanity first decided to split the atom, there were those physicists who thought the nuclear reaction would set off a chain reaction with the atmosphere, basically nuking and killing every living thing on Earth.

Needless to say, they were wrong.

[Whisky Dog]

The Large Hadron Collider in Geneva succeeded early Tuesday in colliding subatomic particles at three times the highest energy levels previously recorded.

Scientists gathered in a room at Caltech and in similar groups around the globe witnessed the achievement at 3:58 PDT.

"There were cheers in all the control rooms," said Caltech physicist Harvey Newman. "As soon as we get the data, we're analyzing it … it's been a long time coming."

Researchers were waiting for the promised flood of data that would come as protons from two particle beams from the 17-mile-circumference collider smashed into each other.

Several experiments using the particle accelerator could help test for smaller particles, dark matter, other dimensions, supersymmetry and other theories in particle physics, researchers said.

"We're pretty happy because we've been waiting all night," said Andy Yen, 21, a senior who had worked on experiments related to the collider for most of his undergraduate career. "Some people have been waiting 15, 20 years – it's late, but it's worth it."

Earlier that night, two previous attempts to ramp up the accelerator had been cut short, and the researchers, who at peak attendance numbered two-dozen-plus, were running low on pizza and energy. The buzz of conversation between professors and doctoral candidates died down each time the two beams were spun in preparation for the planned collision.

Many said they had planned stay all night until the data began to flow in, even though they would not have immediate access to the measurements. Caltech particle physicist Bertrand Echenard said he was staying for the experience.

"When you watch the Olympic Games, you can watch the flame for 15 days, but what you want to watch is the [torch] lighting," Echenard said, standing below two clocks: one with "GENEVA" pasted over the glass, a second covered in "CAL TECH."

"It really is the start of something."

[Whisky Dog]

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-hadron-collider31-2010mar31,0,4393311.story?track=rss

please visit the site so they don't go all E-N

[CuckingFunt]

it's like the day Buffy the Vampire Slayer got cancelled.

Buffy wasn't cancelled. They ended the show on their own terms.

But it was still a sad day.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

This is freaky. Yesterday I came to my office, sat around, and did some work. Today? Same damn thing. I'm pretty sure that this collider doo-hickey has thrown us all into an inescapable loop.

[Pero]

WC is right. When humanity first decided to split the atom, there were those physicists who thought the nuclear reaction would set off a chain reaction with the atmosphere, basically nuking and killing every living thing on Earth.

Needless to say, they were wrong.

Yeah, but the people doing it at the time also did not know for sure that these people were wrong but they went ahead and did it anyway.

[MiamiHeat]

alright guys

we are still here. no black hole destroying the earth.

woot science.

[DarkReign]

Yeah, but the people doing it at the time also did not know for sure that these people were wrong but they went ahead and did it anyway.

Yes and no. The LHC almost mirrors the two endeavors exactly, except that with The Bomb, the immediate results were FAR more apparent, thus helping fuel the hysteria of Armageddon.

[baseline bum]

Wow, that web stream is really clean. I want to see particles flying tho or this is a waste of time!

I'm not sure the refresh rate is going to be good enough to capture a shot of a proton going at speed 0.999933c.

[Stringer_Bell]

alright guys

we are still here. no black hole destroying the earth.

woot science.

If there's no black hole or superpowers, obviously they didn't do it right. :wakeup

[Dex]

Dr. Evil will have to devise a new plan.

[scott]

Are any of you SURE we're not dead?

[Sisk]

this thread died cause no black hole...

THANKS CERN

[CubanSucks]

Are any of you SURE we're not dead?

cogito ergo sum

[Sisk]

cogito ergo sum

je pense donc je suis

[CubanSucks]

:lol I think we both sound a little pretentious right now

[DarkReign]

cogito ergo sum


je pense donc je suis


:lol I think we both sound a little pretentious right now

Get a room.

[Sisk]

:rollin

[CubanSucks]

Oh gosh...just stop, you silly

[Mixability]

So we're still alive?

[Stringer_Bell]

So we're still alive?

The LHC is not prepared to let us know we are dead. It traveled back in time to enslave us in a kind of suspended animation to harvest our bodies for its nefarious purposes.

MUST. FIND. A. WAY OUT!

[CubanSucks]

So we're still alive?

What exactly is "alive"? One has to ask themself.


















just bein pretentious again

[The Reckoning]

meh everyone's looking for a way to die that's painless and guiltless. that's why deep inside, most people were kind of hoping it would happen...

[Sisk]

to be, or not to be, that is the question

[CubanSucks]

Hmm, much intellect has been shown in this thread all of a sudden. Perhaps...the LHC did do something? Perhaps...this is all just a dream? One also has to ask themself, what is dream? What is reality?

[The Reckoning]

if i were to saddle the particles and bask in the mini black holes, would i be granted immortality from the relative perspective of the world?

[Sisk]

How do we know that the sky is not green and we are all color blind?

[baseline bum]

How do we know that the sky is not green and we are all color blind?

Because green is defined by a wavelength and not a visual interpretation.

[Sisk]

Because green is defined by a wavelength and not a visual interpretation.

:downspin:

[Wild Cobra]

This is freaky. Yesterday I came to my office, sat around, and did some work. Today? Same damn thing. I'm pretty sure that this collider doo-hickey has thrown us all into an inescapable loop.
I was feeling the same way when I woke up.

Isn't this suppose to be Wednesday?

[Wild Cobra]

Yeah, but the people doing it at the time also did not know for sure that these people were wrong but they went ahead and did it anyway.
Wrong.

We knew enough about mathematics to know a chain reaction wouldn't continue in the lighter elements.

[ShoogarBear]

I'm not sure the refresh rate is going to be good enough to capture a shot of a proton going at speed 0.999933c.

Just wait til I get 4G!

[baseline bum]

Damn, where do you get a 4GHz monitor? My shit is only 60Hz. Newegg got a special on those?

[LnGrrrR]

Because green is defined by a wavelength and not a visual interpretation.

What about qualia? :)

[TDMVPDPOY]

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/collision-course-brings-science-closer-to-where-it-all-began-20101109-17m30.html

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva reproduced conditions that existed moments after the creation of the universe by colliding beams of lead ions - lead atoms stripped of their electrons - at close to the speed of light.

Okay so they can push something out of there asses at the speed of light, but cant push a space ship or something solid at the speed of light...these fkn european tools wasted 13b euros....

[phyzik]

Okay so they can push something out of there asses at the speed of light, but cant push a space ship or something solid at the speed of light...these fkn european tools wasted 13b euros....

Your talking about a system that is 17 miles in circumerence, pushing just a few particles of matter to collide with eachother.....

And you expect them to compress that into something managable as the size of a spaceship?

Even compressing that type of power into something the size of an air craft carrier is insane at this point in time, nevermind that it only pushes a few particles, not even mesurable on a weight scale.

Even then, the science of particle acceleration just doesnt work as a propulsion system even if we where able to do it.... at least not at this point in time.

I wont say its impossible, science has proven the impossible possible too many times to be counted out, but I doubt we see something like that in our lifetimes.

[Wild Cobra]

Okay so they can push something out of there asses at the speed of light, but cant push a space ship or something solid at the speed of light...these fkn european tools wasted 13b euros....
It's not a waste to see what particles do at relativistic speeds. It's good science.

If I did the math right, a single proton would have to travel 99.999999999996% the speed of light to have a mass of 1 kg. This is a multiplication of 6.2596 E 26. If we could accelerate ten grams of weed that fast, it would have a mass greater than the earth.

It takes energy to get these speed. Don't expect light speed travel any time soon.

[Soul_Patch]

So did the Hardons collide or not?

[Drachen]

As the years tick on, I'm beginning to realize there will never come a time that I don't initially read the name of this thing as the Large Hardon Collider.

There is a T-shirt that you can buy that says "Particle physics give me a Hadron"