The world-destroying LHC has been shutdown after a large helium leak on Friday. The two-month hiatus isn’t just to fix the leak, but rather raise the selections temperature from near absolute zero to human survivable temps. Doesn’t this call into question the safety and reliability of the multi-billion dollar project though. The LHC fired up on September 10 for its first experiments and then was quickly shut down due to a faulty transformer a few hours later; now this? Maybe the soothsayers were right and this 25-year project in the making isn’t meant to find the god particle. I’m not saying I want to utter, “told ya so” after there is gaping black-hole where the Alps used to be, but what else can go wrong? At least we have two months before they fire up the Death Star beam again.
It’s developed a large green vegetable in the same family as the onion and garlic? I think we’ve got more than just black holes to worry about here.
Just so you know, my last comment was about a typo that read leek instead of leak.
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The most complex piece of machinery ever built, and you are suprised its not working yet? It’s a miracle they come this far! the LHC I’d say is humanitys so far greatest achivement. We are approaching singualrity, embrace it :)
It’s impossible that a black hole will form from the use of the LHC. These kinds of collisions occur frequently on the earth and I’m still here typing this message as they continue to occur. The LHC is simply a very accurate measurement device for such collisions. Think of it as the worlds most complicated ruler. :)
Maybe this can reassure you: the power of the collision that will happen in LHC will not be greater than two flies bumping at a very high speed in each other…
People, I live 20 km away from cern, and there is MUCH less speculation over this here than in U.S.A and other countries. I have a friend that works at Cern, and he says that the chances of there being a black hole are as small as the internet going down!
He also sent me a vid (more like a flash animation) of what would happen:
http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/elephant_talk/post84627806/
And don’t call this spamming, ok
You’re a retard.
If the world was at a large risk the smartest physicists in the world would probably not run the world killing device.
But apparently you know more than them.
Because you are a genius.
Grats.
yess.. thanks for sharing.