CERN Large Hadron Collider

[bykimbo]

Collision due any second. Anybody else who's interested, and not already following progress

http://twitter.com/CERN

and

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

Heart-thumpingly exciting... if you like that sort of thing!

[HerMajesty]

Fascinating stuff........

[RonOne]

I thought it was about 12.30 BST

[bykimbo]

No, they're in collision mode now and waiting for the first hit.

[MagnetsAndHangers]

I luv this sort of stuff - and they believe they will learn a lot about the creation of our universe.

But isnt it about time they came up with something really useful? Like a machine which converts water to wine or beer in 5 seconds?

[bykimbo]

Okay, collisions happening, but now waiting for experiments to "switch on".

[bykimbo]

I luv this sort of stuff - and they believe they will learn a lot about the creation of our universe.

But isnt it about time they came up with something really useful? Like a machine which converts water to wine or beer in 5 seconds?

Nah... that's what your fridge is for, storing it until five seconds before you want it.

[NowAndThen]

Of course they do NOT know what will be the result of their experiment. There has been some talk of creation of a Black Hole. Seems to me that to risk the latter is to risk the very existence of all of us and our planet.
Learning about our universe is one thing, but tampering with it is another!

[CarnoustieCats]

... hallo world? anyone still there - or am I all alone in the Universe ...

[MagnetsAndHangers]

... hallo world? anyone still there - or am I all alone in the Universe ...

Shhhhhhhh - nobody answer this - Cats will think everyone has gone.