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end of the world?, the Large Hadron Collider

Postby Grimblast » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:56 am

So some people think that this thing will end the world or some crap. Y2k panic anyone? I found this video that helps explain a little bit of what it does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQNpucos9wc&fmt=18

Here is some other info for those interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/0 ... lider.html
- this is a boo yeah shot of parts of this big mother.
- For funny factor, 3rd image down, biggest rectum ever or stargate. Take your pick ;)
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Postby Zancarius » Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:53 pm

One thing that's interesting is how people will absolutely go crazy running around in fear over something they don't understand.

I was reading something earlier about how one system at the LHC was hacked into (their web services, I assume) and defaced by a Greek group. What's interesting is that they were essentially threatening CERN. Not to mention the various protesters who are afraid this is somehow going to create a miniature black hole (smaller than the bits and pieces that make up subatomic materials) that will suck us up. They seem to forget that cosmic rays have far more energy than the LHC is going to unleash and cosmic rays are always smashing into things.
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Postby Tirian » Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:45 am

ive bin playing spore an now i know all black holes lead to the gorx were all goin to die but i dun care i have beer and video games til the end LULZ
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Postby Haiku » Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:31 am

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Postby Snobal » Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:08 am

I think it's quite humorous how this thing is just now getting some publicity. It's been around for years now... I watched a documentary about it on the Science Channel some 2 odd years ago...

Please don't tell me it's because Google put it on their page >>
They've already started this puppy up and got successful results.

Even people at school are like: "Z0mG GUYZ TEH WURLD CULD END RITE NAO! I SAW DIS THING ON YUUT00B THT CAN CREAT A BLACK WHOL3 =O"
It makes me want to bring out a nice 2X4, fill it with hate, and beat the living hell out of them. Obviously nobody at school has a friggin' clue what they're talking about.
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Postby Tirian » Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:53 am

Do I hear Walking Tall, Snobal-edition?

Snobal wrote:I think it's quite humorous how this thing is just now getting some publicity. It's been around for years now... I watched a documentary about it on the Science Channel some 2 odd years ago...

Please don't tell me it's because Google put it on their page >>
They've already started this puppy up and got successful results.

Even people at school are like: "Z0mG GUYZ TEH WURLD CULD END RITE NAO! I SAW DIS THING ON YUUT00B THT CAN CREAT A BLACK WHOL3 =O"
It makes me want to bring out a nice 2X4, fill it with hate, and beat the living hell out of them. Obviously nobody at school has a friggin' clue what they're talking about.
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Postby Snobal » Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:57 am

LOL, yeah... I must have been mad at something in that post...
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Postby Zancarius » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:38 pm

I've been thinking about the phrase "take a 2x4, and fill it with hate" and the only conclusion I could come up with would be to drill out parts of the 2x4 and replace them with rebar.
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Postby Snobal » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:21 pm

One time I hit a kid with a small stick of rebar I found at a construction site. I hit him right above the eye... poor child, he was.
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Postby Zancarius » Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:19 pm

You are violent.
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Postby Snobal » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:55 am

You don't even know the beginning of it.
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Postby Tarlas » Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:59 pm

nor the end...
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Postby Grimblast » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:46 pm

Everyone always knows the end. It involves something like in my pants...

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Postby Haiku » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:50 pm

The only thing better than a 2x4 with rebar in it would be a 2x4 wrapped completely in rebar swung by a large burly fellow wearing a cape.
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Postby Tirian » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:55 pm

Snobal, work on the burly and the cape!
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