LHC fires up this wednesday!

kaffein · Post by **kaffein** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:09 am

dj_huck wrote:
kaffein wrote:
dj_huck wrote: where did you find that poster kaffein?
Made it with photobucket.

Unfortunately the text looks like crap. (still beta)
i may print it and hang it on my wall

I'll make a bigger one later if I can find the high res photos, after 2AM(CST).

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:11 am

big enough?

kaffein · Post by **kaffein** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:07 am

Yeap. Going to go play some tf2 before we all die, and I'll make it when I "get back."

lummux · Post by **lummux** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:44 am

And...we're still here. Quelle suprise.

forge · Post by **forge** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:49 am

lummux wrote:And...we're still here. Quelle suprise.

not for another 9 hours I don't think - isn't it about 5.30 GMT?

and they're only firing them one way, no collisions yet

lummux · Post by **lummux** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:10 am

I don't think the collisions will start for a few months, but they have just injected particles into the collider and will be spending the day trying to get them to go all the way around it.

forge · Post by **forge** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:27 am

lummux wrote:I don't think the collisions will start for a few months, but they have just injected particles into the collider and will be spending the day trying to get them to go all the way around it.

it's totally awe inspiring but so far beyond me - how the hell do they 'inject' particles?

lummux · Post by **lummux** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:32 am

With a particle Injector. Obviously

I found this site quite useful for explaining things more clearly

http://www.lhc.ac.uk/

xrayfish · Post by **xrayfish** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:59 am

scientist wrote:
Emissary wrote:The large hardon collider wont create a black hole...
freudian slip of the day. i'm guessing that hardons collide because there isn't a black hole around..

kaffein · Post by **kaffein** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:11 am

Had to increase the size of the source image a little so it would fit right @ 300dpi in an 8x10... will still look good printed out.
http://www.shuutobi.com/images/lhcwiygn.jpg

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:23 am

Some lively feed here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/

We were not in danger.
Too many people rely on their secret bank accounts in Switzerland...

jo_b · Post by **jo_b** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:44 am

well we are still here ... aren't we?!?

fatrabbit · Post by **fatrabbit** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:17 pm

kaffein wrote:Yeap. Going to go play some tf2 before we all die, and I'll make it when I "get back."

Great game!

It's pretty amazing that they have to cool the collider down to below -270c which is colder than the space between galaxies.

Excellent Q&A with Brian Cox here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7598996.stm
Especially the last answer!

Hidden Driveways · Post by **Hidden Driveways** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:10 pm

So it's going to be months before they collide, eh? And... let me guess... it will take them YEARS to tabulate the data from the tests, yes?

Science. Bah. I need instant gratification! CERN needs to take notes from point and shoot digital cameras with the little screen on the back.

smartass303 · Post by **smartass303** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:14 pm

The only serious issue is why so many people who don't have the time or inclination to discover for themselves why this stuff is total crap have to be exposed to the opinions of these half-wits.

End of the story...

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