Protesters fear experiment could destroy Earth !

[MR.K!]

Protestors fear that an experiment which has been organised by several of the worlds biggest countries could destroy the planet. On the 10th of September scientists will activate a massive machine, the 17 mile-long ring under the french-swis border, to try and re-create the big bang, and discover new dementions other than the four that we already know of. The 'Atom Smasher' cost a massive 4.4 billion pounds.

- The Sun

Full Article Here (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/article1630897.ece)

[Magic]

Oh, I'll make sure I am out that day.

[DamonJ]

Oooohh freaky. :thumbs2:

[amuseme]

'Citin!

[Sarah.]

Lmao whaaaa?

[MR.K!]

bump

[Tom]

Its sensationalist reporting. If there were any major risks involved it wouldn't be allowed to happen and governments around the world would step in.

[andyman]

Don't worry people everything will be ok... Science is our tool to find the truth.

[Shaun]

The deadliest damage it'll probably do is blow a fuse, lmao. Like Tom said, I don't think they'd risk all life as we know it.

[Scarlett.]

or we will get plunged into an alternate dimension *crosses fingers* haha

[Novo]

we will get plunged into spira sir chewy

[Scarlett.]

haha that would be fun!
Better than this crap world :blush2:

[Novo]

we will make a living in luca i'll work at the sphere theatre

[andyman]

Originally posted by andy-dale-win
we will make a living in luca i'll work at the sphere theatre Final fantasy? :shocked:

[Scarlett.]

I'll urm.... breed chocobos :blush2:

[Novo]

yes this is my big break

i'll get to ride a shoopuf

i'll get play blitzball for the kilika beasts

i'll get to meet oaka

and i'll get to kill some bombs

[Novo]

chewy you'll be like clasko

[Scarlett.]

Oh yesh!

I wonder where I could live....

[xXxCharlottexXx]

Sounds interesting lol...

[Novo]

am not sure the best place would be luca am guessing or maybe besaid

:)

[30stone]

Wonder if it will be like a big firework for the few seconds before we die?

[Scarlett.]

I think I'd build a house in Zanarkand

[Sticks]

We get bombarded every year by cosmic radiation at higher energies than the Large Hadron Collider will do, and yet we are still here.

This is how the BBC answers the concerns (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/asktheexpert.shtml)

The safety briefing from CERN (http://public.web.cern.ch/public/en/LHC/Safety-en.html)

Although a court case might help show the doom mongers up for what they are, like the court case in Dover Pennsylvania showed up ID for what it was.

[Llamajohn]

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

fianlly switching it on! :(

Wasn't this delayed from Feb as they found a crack in the big scarry black hole chamber?

[bigbr0ther]

We could introduce the aliens to the joys of reality television and show them the real lives of humans! It would be like a nature show to them.
\\:lovedup:

[xDramatick]

Originally posted by bigbr0ther
We could introduce the aliens to the joys of reality television and show them the real lives of humans! It would be like a nature show to them.
\\:lovedup:

We'd be dead. :sad:

[bigbr0ther]

Originally posted by Darenn
Originally posted by bigbr0ther
We could introduce the aliens to the joys of reality television and show them the real lives of humans! It would be like a nature show to them.
\\:lovedup:

We'd be dead. :sad:

Wha - ? Why!? I haven't even become a reality television star among the aliens yet! :bawling:

[xDramatick]

Originally posted by bigbr0ther
Originally posted by Darenn
Originally posted by bigbr0ther
We could introduce the aliens to the joys of reality television and show them the real lives of humans! It would be like a nature show to them.
\\:lovedup:

We'd be dead. :sad:

Wha - ? Why!? I haven't even become a reality television star among the aliens yet! :bawling:

The black hole would munch us up :sad:

[andyman]

Amazing though..:hello:

[Scarlett.]

Nice knowing you guys :flowers:
:P

[DamonJ]

Originally posted by Darenn
Originally posted by bigbr0ther
Originally posted by Darenn
Originally posted by bigbr0ther
We could introduce the aliens to the joys of reality television and show them the real lives of humans! It would be like a nature show to them.
\\:lovedup:

We'd be dead. :sad:

Wha - ? Why!? I haven't even become a reality television star among the aliens yet! :bawling:

The black hole would munch us up :sad:

Why did that make me giggle?

[Sam]

Bring it on. :wink:

[Sticks]

The BBC's special day of programmes on this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/)

[Sod_James]

o well.

**** happens as they say

[Sticks]

Well we were not destroyed

But a 16 year old in India commited suicide because the media said it would destroy everything she loved, which she did not want to see happen.

So it turned out the only danger was from gross misreporting in the press :mad:


As for the LHC, it is down at the moment for repairs after a magnet failed causing a leak of Helium into the main tunnel

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Sticks


As for the LHC, it is down at the moment for repairs after a magnet failed causing a leak of Helium into the main tunnel


Mmmmmm..So they say!!!!!!

Don't know which is worse. A couple of black holes at the bottom of my garden or or those wheely bins the council are breeding like rabbits......:bigsmile:

[Matt08]

Originally posted by Sticks
Well we were not destroyed

But a 16 year old in India commited suicide because the media said it would destroy everything she loved, which she did not want to see happen.

So it turned out the only danger was from gross misreporting in the press :mad:


As for the LHC, it is down at the moment for repairs after a magnet failed causing a leak of Helium into the main tunnel

The machine got switched off after the first week because it wasn't working properly. I heard that they're hoping to turn it back on in early 2009.

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Matt08
The machine got switched off after the first week because it wasn't working properly. I heard that they're hoping to turn it back on in early 2009.

Which is something those of us with an interest in the field of particle physics and cosmology are eagerly waiting for. I just hope we can make a better job of educating the public not to believe the woo-woo about the LHC.

Meanwhile, surprisingly enough this Rap song is quite informative and ought to be the Christmas Number 1


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f6aU-wFSqt0