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Big Bang experiment explained
Wednesday 10th September 2008, 9:00AM BST.
If you’ve ever wished particle physics was more fun, check out our clip of the day from YouTube, featuring a lively ‘Large Hadron Rap’ about the Hadron Collider.
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what can i say how much did we but into this heres 1 thing CREDIT CRUNCH guys
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So you’d stop it mostly finished? This isn’t a few month old project – this is a project of many years. By the people whose experiments have benefitted mankind many times.
Still, if it destroys the planet the credit crunch will officially be over. :)
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This is why pillocks who know nothing about science shouldn’t be allowed to opine about it.
The world isn’t going to be destroyed; black holes need to be a good deal more massive than our sun to become self-perpetuating. The tiny little things that *might* get created at CERN (might being the key word) would evaporate in a fraction of a second. Even if they could become stable, the gravity of the micro black hole would be equal to the gravity of the mass from which it was originally formed, which would be insignificant at best, and its event horizon would be so infinitesimally small that the chances of something actually reaching that point of no return would be slim to none.
Why is it that people seem to proclaim everything as the end of the world? Remember what people said about the first atomic bomb tests? That there would be a chain reaction that would burn the whole atmosphere off? Yeah.
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The thing about experiments is that theory doesn’t produce results.
Theories come and go, its the actual experiment that needs doing to produce the result – then see if it matches any theory.
And can produce some suprising results.
This experiment (like many other experiments) has risks. Theory can say such and such a thing cannot happen. So they throw a switch and see if the theory they believe has any basis in reality.
Could be the end of the world, could be nothing happens at all. Thats the thing about doing the experiment – seeing what is rather than what you want to believe.
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I know zilch about physics and science so I’m trusting these boffins are correct in their theory. However, there are still mysteries on earth and in the skies that have yet to be resolved without them tinkering with things which could endanger the planet. The supernatural or paranormal, call it what you will and the lights in the sky which have no earthly explanation (planes etc) and have therefore been classified as genuine UFO’s. I feel that these things should be fully explained first.
However, should things go wrong with the experiments and it took a few weeks before the world ended would the Government and Local Councils still require us to recycle our refuse in an attempt to Save The Planet!!!
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Steven Hawkins was right, Thank God. I trust that man he is honest and truthful
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Everyone is midding 1 thing. I guess its hidden amoung a number of guises. The people in the know know. Im not saying anything but i have my theories. Copies and duplicated many times of course. Anyone with credibility want to know. Play nice please…. Charles
Neurologically Damaged…
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