Large Hadron Collider scientists receiving death threats

Vikingod · Sep 9, 2008, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cozumel

Well, the gravity of a black hole does pull in light. So I guess it might be true. But I wouldn't want to bet on it...

No, I know what he was referring to, it's called gravitational radiation. I just didn't get how he was trying to apply it to the LHC discussion.

Judas · Sep 9, 2008, 06:06 PM

something related to black holes and such.... gravity being part of it...

**Mousey** · Sep 9, 2008, 06:09 PM

GMT Time - 40 mins to earth's destruction

...

*rolls eyes*

Robert McClelland · Sep 9, 2008, 06:38 PM

2 mins go to go? lol

cozumel · Sep 9, 2008, 06:46 PM

It's actually just over another hour to go as the clocks are on summer time (1 hour ahead). Never-the-less it is quite exciting waiting for the end of the world. I might as well quickly cook some pasta. I don't want to die yearning for food.

IvanV · Sep 9, 2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

If the planet isn't destroyed on the 10th I will be very pissed off.

Actually, they're only throwing the switch on that day, the first serious collisions are to take place around 21st of October, if I remember well. Also, here's a good interview on the subject: BBC NEWS | UK | Q&A: The LHC experiment. For the scared ones, the essence is:

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For the record, the LHC collides particles together at energies far below those naturally occurring in many places in the Universe, including the upper atmosphere of our planet every second of every day.

On the other hand, we all know what the appearance of Gordon Freeman usually means...

This may also be fun to watch: YouTube - Large Hadron Rap (and it's even informative... and the physicist that made this and works at LHC is a babe

).

Robert McClelland · Sep 9, 2008, 07:20 PM

So half hour to go then? lol

OmegaRED · Sep 9, 2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

So half hour to go then? lol

Just enough time to drive to the nearest strip club. If all goes to hell I want to bury my face in some stripper's breasts when we all get sucked into a black hole

Robert McClelland · Sep 9, 2008, 07:42 PM

I guess were are still here it's 7:42pm est time lol

cozumel · Sep 9, 2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

I guess were are still here it's 7:42pm est time lol

I'm not all here lol

**kris23** · Sep 9, 2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cozumel

I'm not all here lol

wheres the rest of you?

OmegaRED · Sep 9, 2008, 10:39 PM

There's still hope, I mean when Black Mesa was overrun with aliens it's not like the rest of the world knew for a while. I'll check Drudge Report tomorrow to see if we're slaves to our new alien masters who came through the black hole.

Robert McClelland · Sep 9, 2008, 11:59 PM

I guess we still hear? Did switch happen?

OmegaRED · Sep 10, 2008, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

I guess we still hear? Did switch happen?

Something must have happened cause the date is Dec 10th, 2008 for me. I turned on the news only to see Obama is the President Elect, FarCry 2 got 7.5 on Gamespot and Angelina Jolie is pregnant again.

Must have opened up a worm hole in my neighborhood

Robert McClelland · Sep 10, 2008, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Something must have happened cause the date is Dec 10th, 2008 for me. I turned on the news only to see Obama is the President Elect, FarCry 2 got 7.5 on Gamespot and Angelina Jolie is pregnant again.

Must have opened up a worm hole in my neighborhood

U must be dreaming about it lol.
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Partizan · Sep 10, 2008, 01:31 AM

Ok, I thought this would be some serious scientific thread, but oh boy I was so wrong. It was still interesting read though. Especially because It is funny as hell.

P.S. I am wearing glasses, have a beard and there is a crowbar too. I'm just waiting for a call

P.P.S. Damn CERN. I thought I won't have to go to work today, or as the matter of fact, never again.

Just Learnin' · Sep 10, 2008, 01:45 AM

Dooods... it already happened: YouTube - The CERN black hole you all just never realized it yet.

Callandor · Sep 10, 2008, 02:11 AM

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Black hole event horizons can only "suck up" matter, while white hole horizons ostensibly recede from any incoming matter at the local speed of light, so that the infalling matter never crosses. The infalling matter is then scattered and reemitted at the death of the white hole, receding to infinity after having come very very close to the final singular point where the white hole is destroyed.

White hole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Everyone's talkin' about black holes, what about white holes? If you can understand that they sound equally bad indeed. Not to say that I'm one of those guys who thinks the Large Hard-on Collider is eventually gonna kill all of us lol.

Vikingod · Sep 10, 2008, 08:47 AM

OK, the hoopla is over for now, someone tell Teme he can come out from under his bed.

**temeteus82** · Sep 10, 2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

OK, the hoopla is over for now, someone tell Teme he can come out from under his bed.

Seth it isn't over it's just starting. I've been in CERN in 1998 when I visited some relatives who lived then in Bern. That LHC was still under construction and the guide told us that when it's started it would take some time to get it to full speed.

btw. Freeman was there already in 1998

Vikingod · Sep 10, 2008, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

Seth it isn't over it's just starting. I've been in CERN in 1998 when I visited some relatives who lived then in Bern. That LHC was still under construction and the guide told us that when it's started it would take some time to get it to full speed.

btw. Freeman was there already in 1998

OK, fine, go back under your bed if it makes you feel better... not that it'll help you anyway....

**temeteus82** · Sep 10, 2008, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

OK, fine, go back under your bed if it makes you feel better... not that it'll help you anyway....

lol, I wasn't under the bed since I know that Freeman is there to keep things under control

Judas · Sep 10, 2008, 10:36 AM

i wonder if the first real test starts on october 14th..... for some strange reason that day has significance for either something or nothing at all.

BlueMak · Sep 10, 2008, 12:08 PM

I bet on nothing. Unless my dream was accurate that is.

Robert McClelland · Sep 10, 2008, 12:47 PM

Oh my gosh we are alive for now lol

Vikingod · Sep 10, 2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

i wonder if the first real test starts on october 14th..... for some strange reason that day has significance for either something or nothing at all.

Judas, you've taken saying nothing an art.

Judas · Sep 10, 2008, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

Judas, you've taken saying nothing an art.

priceless

Matth · Sep 10, 2008, 04:58 PM

Don't you just love the "bible code" findings, an example of what you can do with an infinine number of monkeys on typewriters, especially if you take away all the keys that do not help with the result you want. The same results could be achieved with a directed munge and search on any text, even a script for the Teletubbies.

**Mousey** · Sep 10, 2008, 06:24 PM

Well we're all still here,
Science - 1
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**kris23** · Sep 10, 2008, 10:38 PM

lol were alive....

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