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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on September 26, 2010, 00:02

Title: Don’t cross the LHC stream!
Post by: sam on September 26, 2010, 00:02
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There are a lot of questions in science that seem simple, but in fact lead to profound concepts. Why is the sky dark at night? Why does gravity pull me down? Why is the Sun hot?

And some questions seem silly and frivolous, but it turns out are really hard to answer, and in fact scientists might disagree on the answer. Case in point: what happens if you put your hand in the beam of the Large Hadron Collider?

So the folks at Sixty Symbols asked this of several scientists, and the first four minutes of this video are the result:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/09/21/dont-cross-the-lhc-stream/
Title: Re: Don’t cross the LHC stream!
Post by: Clive on September 26, 2010, 09:24
 :hee-hee:  I'll remember not to do it now!   ;D
Title: Re: Don’t cross the LHC stream!
Post by: Simon on September 26, 2010, 12:49
 :laugh:
Title: Re: Don’t cross the LHC stream!
Post by: GillE on September 26, 2010, 14:42
When these particle streams collide, all the spooks in the world will be liberated and the gates of Zuul will open and strange things will happen in Sigourney Weaver's fridge and there'll be a giant marshmallow man and Ray Parker Jnr will have a massive hit single on his hands again.
Title: Re: Don’t cross the LHC stream!
Post by: sam on September 26, 2010, 15:04
Yikes!
Title: Re: Don’t cross the LHC stream!
Post by: Simon on September 26, 2010, 15:33
:lol2:
Title: Re: Don’t cross the LHC stream!
Post by: Clive on September 26, 2010, 18:04
This might be true Gill.   ;D