I'm convinced that this will kill us all..

[Schumi]

Despite what they claim.

It at least looks as though it should be able to kill us all even if it doesn't- most certainly the most amazing machine ever built:

Large Hadron Collider ready to restart - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Last time they switched it on, I had a countdown, augmented by a good amount of boozing. It was like 1:30AM my time. I stayed up with a bottle of scotch, just in case they hit that 1/10000000000 chance it destroyed space time. Turns out that test wasn't the full power test and therefore it wouldn't have been any different that any previous tests... but whatever, gave me a good chance to drink Scotch, which is all that really matters.

[Rick V]

And not a single mention of the dilythium crystals. Amateurs

[svandamme]

I've got a book with race horse results on me, just in case i get hurdled back in time to the sixties. . Gonna Be RICH !!!!

[Schumi]

Originally Posted by Rick V

And not a single mention of the dilythium crystals. Amateurs

Dammit man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist!

[onewhippedpuppy]

Ok, who misspelled the name? It's the large hardon collider. Jeez.....

[svandamme]

you wish Matt, but hey, whatever float's yer boat

[onewhippedpuppy]

Is that the name of a gay porn yet? If not, it should be....

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by Schumi

Dammit man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist!

Schumi, I'm just a country carpenter. And I'm getting too old to worry about crap ending the world like that. Freaking dishwashers and Iphones are going to end the world first. And if you find someone or something tht gives your life meaning, well just angst and party until the feeling goes away.


Seriously, you were meant for important things. Seek them out.

[Wilywilly]

Hey Schumi,

You wanta kill a bottle of Scotch. I'm ready anytime - preferably a Single Malt.

[competentone]

Originally Posted by Schumi

...augmented by a good amount of boozing. It was like 1:30AM my time. I stayed up with a bottle of scotch, just in case they hit that 1/10000000000 chance it destroyed space time.

Talking nonsense about "space time" is consistent with the sort of talk one would expect after "a good amount of boozing."

Modern theoretical physics is full of more BS than the most radical religious sects out there. It rejects reason and is build around a primary fallacy treating "time" as some sort of "thing" rather than recognizing that time is an imaginary concept.

In most cases, you would probably do better at gaining knowledge about the nature of the universe by talking with primitive "witch doctors" than you would by discussing the subject with modern theoretical physicists.

[GH85Carrera]

Just like Y2K and the year 2012, nothing will happen.

[sammyg2]

LOL there's a scientard who is suggesting that someone from the future is traveling back in time and sabotaging the collider to keep it from destroying the earth.
Another is saying that nature is sabotaging the collider in a self-defensive move. ROFLMAO.

OK, LOL if it destroys the earth where is the future guy coming from? How much of Schumi's scotch did the scientards drink? Were they smoking too or just drinking?

[tangerine911S]

Seeing those pictures I am amazed at the capabilities of human engineering. Simply amazing. Unbelievable.

[crustychief]

The link below has some great pictures of the machine.

Large Hadron Collider ready to restart - The Big Picture - Boston.com

[Joeaksa]

Did you hear that they were planning on re-starting it on one day and they all went home. Turns out that the unit started ITSELF that evening and they were called back to the facility only to find it already running.

Guys, if the unit is able to start itself, then WTF else is it able to do? Am not real comfortable with it either...

[crustychief]

the guy driving the cart in picture 8 looks like "q" from Star Trek, maybe someone from the future is trying to stop the LHC?

[exitwound]

Originally Posted by competentone

Talking nonsense about "space time" is consistent with the sort of talk one would expect after "a good amount of boozing."

Modern theoretical physics is full of more BS than the most radical religious sects out there. It rejects reason and is build around a primary fallacy treating "time" as some sort of "thing" rather than recognizing that time is an imaginary concept.

In most cases, you would probably do better at gaining knowledge about the nature of the universe by talking with primitive "witch doctors" than you would by discussing the subject with modern theoretical physicists.

I don't know how serious you are, but there is a lot of research being done into the explanation of 'time'. It certainly IS a fundamental principle of the universe and not a man-made construct. There is a reason why the progression of time moves in one direction vs the other (Or both). Lots of fun math going on to try to explain why.

[IROC]

Originally Posted by tangerine911S

Seeing those pictures I am amazed at the capabilities human engineering. Simply amazing. Ubelievable.

I think the same thing when I walk through where I work every day. It is truly amazing what humans are capable of. I am a pretty technical person and I am blown away by the massive technology at work... (About SNS - ORNL Neutron Sciences)

[Shaun @ Tru6]

why is most everything in nature, and science studying nature, based on circles?

[Schumi]

You guys are slightly missing the point it was thinly trying the make:

The machine is ridiculously massive and mindblowingly amazing. It just fits that science-fiction vibe of the sorta machine that would destroy the planet. I mean, look at those pictures... something about all those detectors and wiring and such on that large of a scale looks menacing. Like the old pictures of scientists working on the Manhattan Project... only bigger.