Tag: lhc
Large Hadron Collider proves existence of sub-atomic "God" particle
The Large Hadron Collider, the "Big Bang" particle accelerator that's the most breathtaking piece of engineering the world of physics has ever seen (and likely the device that will open up a wormhole to another dimension here on Earth, leading…
CERN completes first proton smash
Twitter has been a'buzzing this morning with news of the Large Hadron Collider's first full day of full-pelt collisions. LHC was trending hard, as everyone was getting in on the act as CERN tweeted its way to the full…
Turning on the Large Hadron Collider (again) in June will be… Tom Hanks
That’s right, ladies and gentlemen – Forrest Gump will be pressing the big red button when the Large Hadron Collider comes back on in June, potentially dooming us all into getting sucked into a vast black hole. If I do end up ending my life in that way, I’ll be a little happier knowing that it was all Tom Hanks’ fault.
In a scene right out of Blackpool’s Christmas Lights, a Hollywood actor will be taking precedence over the world’s biggest and brightest minds to switch back on the massive, costly, science experiment that was switched off shortly after it was turned on, following a massive plasma leak.
Seriously, though – why Tom Hanks? It’s not like they need the publicity that a Hollywood star will bring to the proceedings. In fact, his presence only detracts from the event, and makes whoever booked him look very foolish indeed. I don’t have anything against Hanks, in fact I enjoy his work, but seriously – in big gold, shining letters – WHY?
(via Crunchgear)
Teen suicide over LHC Apocalypse fears; let's rename the beast
Sadly, an 16-year-old Indian girl took the fears of an all-encompassing black hole being formed by the Large Hadron Collider, and took her life instead of carrying on as normal as the rest of us have.
On the scheme of things, if there was even the remotest possibility of being annihilated by a lethal black hole sucking, I’d rather die that way than fairly unpleasantly by drinking pesticide. I guess the girl believed that suicide is painless.
In related news, the Royal Society of Chemistry has launched a competition to find a new, more meaningful, name for the LHC. Dr Richard Pike said that it “fails to reflect the drama of its mission, or the inspiration it should be conveying to the wider public….
Reddit send a crowbar, headcrab and Half-Life strategy guide over to CERN
If the turning on of the Large Hadron Collider does trigger some sort of dimensional portal and alien invasion, at least the men and women of CERN will be prepared. Or they will if anyone on their team is as badass as Gordon Freeman…
OPINION: The Large Hadron Collider goes live tomorrow – fingers crossed
The end of the world is nigh! Tomorrow morning, before many of us will have had our first cups of tea, the Large Hadron Collider will be switched on at CERN. By the time we reach for the sugar, we may no longer exist; nor the sugar, nor any record of sugar ever having existed, nor records…
