So, tomorrow they turn on the Large Hadron Collider

[dorchadas]

Leading to all kinds of people worried that turning it on will somehow destroy the world, either by turning it into strange matter, creating a black hole, or something. One interview with a scientist went so far as to describe people with such worries as "twats," which I thought was a refreshing bit of directness. Even so, when I read about people's worries, all I can think about is, "Prepare for unforeseen consequences."

"They're waiting for you, Gordon. In the test chamber."

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[kraada.livejournal.com]

And my in-laws work there! :D

In fact, the LHC rap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM) was filmed using their camcorder. And if you haven't seen it, you shoudl watch it, as it's amusing.

[slarnos.livejournal.com]

All this uproar about the LHC has irritated me to no end. You'd think that we as a species hadn't built particle accelerators before.

That said, I know where my crowbar is. Do you?
(ignore for one second the fact that I always know where my crowbar is. A tool you can't find is useless.)

[dalziel-86.livejournal.com]

The readers of Reddit have already thought (http://www.redditall.com/2008/08/great-idea-reddit-crowbar-for-cernlhc.html) to send the LHC team a red crowbar.

[sabinae-saga.livejournal.com]

I prefer the Chicago Tribune article where a scientist from Fermilab equated the impossibility of black holes forming and consuming the Earth as "little pink elephants." But anything could help prove their theory so I say, Go Go Gadget Physicist!
(If only I knew how to say that in Swedish or Swiss German, I'd maybe be as cool as the CERN rap video on youtube.)

[ping816.livejournal.com]

haha "Looking Glass" I hope they make a Boca Raton Zone