LHC halted 'til Spring 2009

Discussion in 'Safety valve' started by CKhaleel, Sep 23, 2008.

  1. CKhaleel

    CKhaleel Regular member

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    For those who don't know, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a machine that will collide opposing particle beams at 99.99999999% the speed of light to re-create the events after the Big Bang. Some say it will revolutionize science. Some say it will make a black hole that will kill us all (But some say if Hawking Radiation exists, the LHC might in fact create micro black holes that will fade out in less than half a millisecond).

    Anyway, due to severe hardware failure, the first collisions will not take place until Mid-2009.

    Bummer, I wanted to see the results.
     
  2. GrandpaBW

    GrandpaBW Active member

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    Be careful what you wish for. :)

    You may not see it, if it actually happens. LOL!
     
  3. 1bonehead

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    I always wanted thr honor to go to the Fermi center in the US
     

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