Go Inside the Large Hadron Collider Before it Destroys Earth

Posted by Chris Jensen | Apr. 28, 2008 07:34AM PST | 157 views | 0 comments

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The crew of Bad Astronomy Blog was allowed to visit the Large Hadron Collider with video camera in tow. Best to take a look now before the LHC is fired-up in a few months and inevitably destroys the Earth.

 

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Do People Really Think the Earth Will Be Destroyed In August?

Posted by Chris Jensen | Apr. 11, 2008 08:06AM PST | 432 views | 3 comments

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Last week we had some maniacs in Hawaii filing lawsuits to prevent the Large Hadron Collider from activating in August, fearing the Earth will be destroyed by an all-consuming black hole, something I'm still not convinced is a bad thing.  To shed some more light on what average people think may or may not happen, Mob Logic took to the streets to get some opinions.

 

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Safety Guide to the Large Hadron Collider

Posted by Chris Jensen | Apr. 02, 2008 07:18AM PST | 357 views | 1 comment

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Last week we posted a story involving a lawsuit filed in Hawaii that claims powering up the Large Hadron Collider has the potential to, oh, destroy the earth. In a world where far too many people still believe Barack Obama is a Muslim extremist working for a sleep-cell, there is bound to be a large group of people misinformed about the potential disaster they see coming when scientists flip the switch for the greatest experiment of all time.

In response, CERN has posted a safety guide for the experiment that should calm most fears, though I doubt it will have much impact.

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Particle Accelerator Will Destroy Earth, Claims Lawsuit

Posted by Chris Jensen | Mar. 28, 2008 09:40AM PST | 2729 views | 2 comments

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A lawsuit has been brought forth in Hawaii federal court by former nuclear safety officer Walter Wagner, demanding that the U.S. Department of Energy, Fermilab, the National Science Foundation and CERN revisit safety standards at the soon-to-be-activated Large Hadron Collider.

Why? Something about it possibly destroying the planet.

From MSNBC:

"We're going to need a minimum of four months to review whatever they're putting out," Wagner told me on Monday. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order that would put the LHC on hold, pending the release and review of an updated CERN safety assessment. It also calls on the U.S. government to do a full environmental review addressing the LHC project, including the debate over the doomsday scenario.

Page 2 has info about several doomsday scenarios, all of which I'd welcome with open arms, just for the sake of excitement.

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CERN Open to Public - Global Disaster to Follow

Posted by Chris Jensen | Mar. 18, 2008 08:10AM PST | 504 views | 0 comments

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Mark April 6th on your calendars, as that's the day the world will most likely come to an end.

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, will be allowing the general public to visit the Large Hadron Collider. The LHC is the largest particle accelerator ever created and is slated for activation later in the year, when it will attempt to peer into the earliest moments of the universe...or something.

Why am I so down on the public being allowed through the door? Don't you watch movies? This is a recipe for disaster, the details of which you'll find on page 2.

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