Large Hadron Collider @ CERN

[kinboshi]

http://webcast.cern.ch/index.html

[WYSINWYG]

For me, this is what mankind should be doing..exploring space, building concordes, Millau Bridges and Buggatti Veyrons..scaling K2 and Everest and all that sort of thing.

this is what it should be all about....

edit...to any sceptics that say "but the world might end, we shouldn't attempt it"...yeah it could end tomorrow..but it would end because we are attempting something truly astonishing..something amazing (not like building a big nuclear bomb or getting hit by an asteroid)...if there is a good way to go out, then that's it for me

It is much easier to get the funding if the technology will cross over to military applications (cf Nuclear Fission).
Specially now that we hate the Russians again and President Obama will be using that magnet ring thing to keep the baddies out of Georgia. I'm conCerned.

[Robert HM]

For me, this is what mankind should be doing..exploring space, building concordes, Millau Bridges and Buggatti Veyrons..scaling K2 and Everest and all that sort of thing.

this is what it should be all about....

edit...to any sceptics that say "but the world might end, we shouldn't attempt it"...yeah it could end tomorrow..but it would end because we are attempting something truly astonishing..something amazing (not like building a big nuclear bomb or getting hit by an asteroid)...if there is a good way to go out, then that's it for me

I agree it's an exciting time - and I'm looking forward to watching the bbc science correspondent try and explain it in a way we/I can understand.

But, I for one though would be happier if old professor Rossler had kept his mouth shut. I don't want to be worrying for the next four years that I'm about to die everytime it goes a bit darker when the sun gets hidden behind a cloud.

It's more likely that a large body (such as an asteroid) is going to crash into the earth and kill every one on it.

In fact, unless mankind finds another way to do that or something else 'goes wrong' first, then the chance that an asteroid will hit the earth and wipe out all or most of mankind is pretty much 100%. It's just a matter of when.

Which is nice.

Errr just in case it all goes tits up, bye all xxx

[Claw75]

For me, this is what mankind should be doing..exploring space, building concordes, Millau Bridges and Buggatti Veyrons..scaling K2 and Everest and all that sort of thing.

this is what it should be all about....

edit...to any sceptics that say "but the world might end, we shouldn't attempt it"...yeah it could end tomorrow..but it would end because we are attempting something truly astonishing..something amazing (not like building a big nuclear bomb or getting hit by an asteroid)...if there is a good way to go out, then that's it for me

I agree it's an exciting time - and I'm looking forward to watching the bbc science correspondent try and explain it in a way we/I can understand.

But, I for one though would be happier if old professor Rossler had kept his mouth shut. I don't want to be worrying for the next four years that I'm about to die everytime it goes a bit darker when the sun gets hidden behind a cloud.

It's more likely that a large body (such as an asteroid) is going to crash into the earth and kill every one on it.

In fact, unless mankind finds another way to do that or something else 'goes wrong' first, then the chance that an asteroid will hit the earth and wipe out all or most of mankind is pretty much 100%. It's just a matter of when.

Which is nice.

Errr just in case it all goes tits up, bye all xxx

been nice knowing you xxx

[RED-DOG]

Why do I keep reading the title of this thread as " Large Hardon Collider"?

[Claw75]

Why do I keep reading the title of this thread as " Large Hardon Collider"?

wishful thinking?

[Dingdell]

For me, this is what mankind should be doing..exploring space, building concordes, Millau Bridges and Buggatti Veyrons..scaling K2 and Everest and all that sort of thing.

this is what it should be all about....

edit...to any sceptics that say "but the world might end, we shouldn't attempt it"...yeah it could end tomorrow..but it would end because we are attempting something truly astonishing..something amazing (not like building a big nuclear bomb or getting hit by an asteroid)...if there is a good way to go out, then that's it for me

I agree it's an exciting time - and I'm looking forward to watching the bbc science correspondent try and explain it in a way we/I can understand.

But, I for one though would be happier if old professor Rossler had kept his mouth shut. I don't want to be worrying for the next four years that I'm about to die everytime it goes a bit darker when the sun gets hidden behind a cloud.

It's more likely that a large body (such as an asteroid) is going to crash into the earth and kill every one on it.

In fact, unless mankind finds another way to do that or something else 'goes wrong' first, then the chance that an asteroid will hit the earth and wipe out all or most of mankind is pretty much 100%. It's just a matter of when.

Which is nice.

Whats the ETA on that?

[Pawprint]

For me, this is what mankind should be doing..exploring space, building concordes, Millau Bridges and Buggatti Veyrons..scaling K2 and Everest and all that sort of thing.

this is what it should be all about....

edit...to any sceptics that say "but the world might end, we shouldn't attempt it"...yeah it could end tomorrow..but it would end because we are attempting something truly astonishing..something amazing (not like building a big nuclear bomb or getting hit by an asteroid)...if there is a good way to go out, then that's it for me

I agree it's an exciting time - and I'm looking forward to watching the bbc science correspondent try and explain it in a way we/I can understand.

But, I for one though would be happier if old professor Rossler had kept his mouth shut. I don't want to be worrying for the next four years that I'm about to die everytime it goes a bit darker when the sun gets hidden behind a cloud.

It's more likely that a large body (such as an asteroid) is going to crash into the earth and kill every one on it.

In fact, unless mankind finds another way to do that or something else 'goes wrong' first, then the chance that an asteroid will hit the earth and wipe out all or most of mankind is pretty much 100%. It's just a matter of when.

Which is nice.

Whats the ETA on that?

I think it hit the ipoker offices about an hour ago.

[Suited_Jock]

For me, this is what mankind should be doing..exploring space, building concordes, Millau Bridges and Buggatti Veyrons..scaling K2 and Everest and all that sort of thing.

this is what it should be all about....

edit...to any sceptics that say "but the world might end, we shouldn't attempt it"...yeah it could end tomorrow..but it would end because we are attempting something truly astonishing..something amazing (not like building a big nuclear bomb or getting hit by an asteroid)...if there is a good way to go out, then that's it for me

I agree it's an exciting time - and I'm looking forward to watching the bbc science correspondent try and explain it in a way we/I can understand.

But, I for one though would be happier if old professor Rossler had kept his mouth shut. I don't want to be worrying for the next four years that I'm about to die everytime it goes a bit darker when the sun gets hidden behind a cloud.

It's more likely that a large body (such as an asteroid) is going to crash into the earth and kill every one on it.

In fact, unless mankind finds another way to do that or something else 'goes wrong' first, then the chance that an asteroid will hit the earth and wipe out all or most of mankind is pretty much 100%. It's just a matter of when.

Which is nice.

Whats the ETA on that?

Don't worry about it we'll just hire in some off-shore oil workers to save the day.

[WYSINWYG]

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2008/les-horribles-cernettes-lhc-p1.php

 

[Robert HM]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/cern-rap-video-about-the-large-hadron-collider-creates-a-black-h/

[Graham C]

What time is kick off tomorrow?

[Robert HM]

8.30am I believe.

[AndrewT]

8.30am I believe.

Indeed.

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

[Graham C]

what's the Today program?  Where can one find that?  Shame it's at school dropping off time, wonder if they'd mind delaying 20 mins for me