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Small risk of Armageddon on Wednesday, warn scientists
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Gollywog



Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Location: Debussy's brain

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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There is a old Vulcan proverb.

"Nothing unreal exists."


And then there's the Vulcan corollary:

"I don't think, therefore I don't exist."
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joshuahirtle27



Joined: 23 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gollywog wrote:
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There is a old Vulcan proverb.

"Nothing unreal exists."


And then there's the Vulcan corollary:

"I don't think, therefore I don't exist."



Um... huh? I was making the point that if the earth no longer existed then we would not be here... I'm pretty sure the Vulcans never said "I don't think therefore I don't exist."
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caniff



Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm curious what would happen to someone who poked their head in the thing. Would protons traveling at that speed (over a course of 27 km) cause severe injury to a cranium?
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mindmetoo



Joined: 02 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

First:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8297787@N03/2845861422/sizes/m/

Run for the hills.

Sadly this girl took the warnings of doom to heart:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=629454
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Leslie Cheswyck



Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

caniff wrote:
I'm curious what would happen to someone who poked their head in the thing. Would protons traveling at that speed (over a course of 27 km) cause severe injury to a cranium?


Not if you wear a helmet.
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PeteJB



Joined: 06 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The actual collisions don't begin until around October(?) so the doomsday headline is a little premature.
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Gatsby



Joined: 09 Feb 2007

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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While observers were left nonplussed by the anticlimactic flashing dots on a TV screen that signalled the machine's successful test run, among teams of scientists involved around the world there were jubilant celebrations and popping champagne corks.


http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/10/lhc.collider/index.html

It's not every day you see the word "nonplussed" in use. This is a fine example of the word's usage.
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I_Am_The_Kiwi



Joined: 10 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cant wait to see the results of this...should be really interesting...

on the other hand, idiots like this shouldnt be allowed to write articles.


Why the Large Hadron Collider must be stopped
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10038782-71.html
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Gaber



Joined: 23 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I_Am_The_Kiwi wrote:

Why the Large Hadron Collider must be stopped
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10038782-71.html


Wow what a tard. Really just reads like he's trying to piss people off to drum up hits
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Rteacher



Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=133555
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