Considered to be the most important experiment, critics are concerned, it appears, that we might disappear into a black hole:-


http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...nt-ready-to-go

A black hole? Hell,... they didn't have to spend all that money, we've got one at the end of our street, I've been telling the council about it for weeks.

Well that's just great isn't it? Why can't they just put this on hold and try it on the moon or something? Or better yet, just don't do it. Who gives a crap anyway?

Thousands of particle physicists and millions of other curious scientists as well as private citizens for starters... And no, there won't be a black hole that'll suck the Earth and kill everything on it. The international scientific community agrees on this and I'd say let the real scientists determine the safety of a science experiment. People who think they'll be sucked by a black hole and die horribly are those who'd flunk a middle school physics test and have absolutely no idea what the experiment is about. We should all practice the art of KNOWING something before we start developing opinions about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_...adron_Collider

I for one am looking forward impatiently to many important answers that this experiment could provide. Especially how matter obtains mass and why gravity is fundamentally weaker than the other forces.

Good on ya! Interesting week coming up. I've got some other stuff on it, I'll try to post while the topic is still current.

Keep rolling guys, while we still have the chance. Where the hell's TOG?

I have a better idea. Let's dig a large hole and start throwing the rest of our money in it.

Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck

I have a better idea. Let's dig a large hole and start throwing the rest of our money in it.

I have an even better one. Let's attack the planet Neptune and bring it freedom and democracy.

Originally Posted by Lunatik

I have an even better one. Let's attack the planet Neptune and bring it freedom and democracy.

Do they have any oil?

I'm not sure, but I know they've got a lot of hydrogen and helium.

Originally Posted by Lunatik

Thousands of particle physicists and millions of other curious scientists as well as private citizens for starters... And no, there won't be a black hole that'll suck the Earth and kill everything on it. The international scientific community agrees on this and I'd say let the real scientists determine the safety of a science experiment. People who think they'll be sucked by a black hole and die horribly are those who'd flunk a middle school physics test and have absolutely no idea what the experiment is about. We should all practice the art of KNOWING something before we start developing opinions about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_...adron_Collider

I for one am looking forward impatiently to many important answers that this experiment could provide. Especially how matter obtains mass and why gravity is fundamentally weaker than the other forces.

I agree it sounds interesting although I am a little iffy on it taking 30 years to build the thing, imagine the size decrease and performance increases they could get from a more modern piece of equipment not to mention that what 3 billion pounds in technology bought you in 1978 would probably cost you less than a million pound today.