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Gollywog
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Location: Debussy's brain
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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
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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
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| 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
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| 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
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| The actual collisions don't begin until around October(?) so the doomsday headline is a little premature. |
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Gatsby
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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
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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
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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
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