Worlds largest Particle accelerator up and running,

[richardgarr]

I understand that they have test fired the worlds largest particle accelerator this week. They have successfully launched particles in one direction, and made a full circle around the accelerator.
The final goal of this massive accelerator is to launch particles at each other, from opposite starting points. The particles will accelerate to near light speeds, then collide. This will supposedly give scientists an idea of how the big bang happened.

Very large endeavor, and good luck to them, but i am a little worried and wonder if perhaps this is the beginning of the end.
One of the side effects of colliding these particles at near light speed, is miniature black holes. (Quantum singularities , for you Trekkie's out there)

Man made black holes , is this the end?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 180851.htm

[Gregrios]

When is this experiment suppose to happen?

[t-o-m]

Theres already a thread on this.

[richardgarr]

It is scheduled for anytime within the next 2 weeks.

It is now a matter of aligning the protons paths up to a course of travel that will create a collision.

[MeDeFe]

Would it be possibly to rebuild it into a giant railgun?

[william18]

In the words of Steven Hawking:

" Collosions of particles at light speed happen millions of times a day, yet nothing bad happens".

[Ditocoaf]

^^what he said. This stuff happens anyway; they're just making sure it happens in front of a microscope.

[ParadiceCity9]

The black holes will evaporate too fast to have any effect...it's science.

[pimpdave]

Has the possibility that the particle accelerator will open up our world to the nefarious forces of the 8th dimension been properly assessed?

Is Dr. Buckaroo Banzai involved with the project?

[jonesthecurl]

Not him, no...

[BWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA]

[Neoteny]

Would it be possibly to rebuild it into a giant railgun?

Gauss cannon, I thought... am I wrong?

[Spuzzell]

I wasn't worried until I heard the scientist whose job it is to press the button for the particle collision start sequence is called Gordon Freeman.

[Nikolai]

^^what he said. This stuff happens anyway; they're just making sure it happens in front of a microscope.

Although quantum physics could mean that the act of observing it will cause the destruction of the world...

I wasn't worried until I heard the scientist whose job it is to press the button for the particle collision start sequence is called Gordon Freeman.

[pimpdave]

Not him, no...

[BWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA]

Dr. Emilio Lizardo, I presume. Or would you prefer your proper name, LORD JOHN WHORFIN?!

(did you bring the oscillator overthruster?)

[pimpdave]

The Board of Directors at Yoyodyne Industries approves.

[richardgarr]

^^what he said. This stuff happens anyway; they're just making sure it happens in front of a microscope.

Although quantum physics could mean that the act of observing it will cause the destruction of the world...

I wasn't worried until I heard the scientist whose job it is to press the button for the particle collision start sequence is called Gordon Freeman.

I am actually wondering myself what the act of observation will do to the results.
Dark matter is also said to be the most powerful and possibly most destructive force in the known Universe.
Then again, maybe they will discover an infinite source of power for our over exploited, ever expanding, planetary needs.

The atom bomb was discovered by accident, I hope this experiment does not end in the same results, only more dangerous

[jonesthecurl]

I am actually wondering myself what the act of observation will do to the results.
Dark matter is also said to be the most powerful and possibly most destructive force in the known Universe.
Then again, maybe they will discover an infinite source of power for our over exploited, ever expanding, planetary needs.

The atom bomb was discovered by accident, I hope this experiment does not end in the same results, only more dangerous

Wow.So much misinformation in four lines.
Dark matter is neither antimatter nor black holes.
Nor has it been touted as being destructive (not for that "matter" has antimatter. Each are stable on their own).
The atom bomb was famously NOT "discovered" by accident, but invented as the result of a huge and costly government program involving the greatest physiscists of the day working together to produce exactly that result ("The Manhattan Project")

[pimpdave]

As far as I know, Penicillin and Aspertame are the only big time accidental scientific discoveries...

But this is begging for a new thread. We need to be discussing accidental scientific discoveries.

[richardgarr]

I am actually wondering myself what the act of observation will do to the results.
Dark matter is also said to be the most powerful and possibly most destructive force in the known Universe.
Then again, maybe they will discover an infinite source of power for our over exploited, ever expanding, planetary needs.

The atom bomb was discovered by accident, I hope this experiment does not end in the same results, only more dangerous

Wow.So much misinformation in four lines.
Dark matter is neither antimatter nor black holes.
Nor has it been touted as being destructive (not for that "matter" has antimatter. Each are stable on their own).
The atom bomb was famously NOT "discovered" by accident, but invented as the result of a huge and costly government program involving the greatest physicists of the day working together to produce exactly that result ("The Manhattan Project")

OK, I know black holes are NOT dark matter, the experiment will create miniature black holes .
Dark matter is of yet an unobserved phenomenon, but is considered to be the thing that holds all matter together.
The initial splitting of the atom, was done by mistake. Which eventually resulted in the creation of the atom bomb.

I was simply making a statement that would open up discussion on what this may mean for us all.
Excuse me for thinking people would get the idea of my statement, without having to get into a long and boring history lesson.
My apologies.

[Snorri1234]

[Skittles!]

Whoa, it's like a thing they have in Terminator 3!

[MeDeFe]

oh shit

[Neoteny]

oh shit

f*ck!

I am actually wondering myself what the act of observation will do to the results.
Dark matter is also said to be the most powerful and possibly most destructive force in the known Universe.
Then again, maybe they will discover an infinite source of power for our over exploited, ever expanding, planetary needs.

The atom bomb was discovered by accident, I hope this experiment does not end in the same results, only more dangerous

Wow.So much misinformation in four lines.
Dark matter is neither antimatter nor black holes.
Nor has it been touted as being destructive (not for that "matter" has antimatter. Each are stable on their own).
The atom bomb was famously NOT "discovered" by accident, but invented as the result of a huge and costly government program involving the greatest physiscists of the day working together to produce exactly that result ("The Manhattan Project")

Feynman = win.

[Iliad]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/science/girl-kills-herself-over-big-bang-fears/2008/09/12/1220857778976.html

Damn

[FabledIntegral]

I understand that they have test fired the worlds largest particle accelerator this week. They have successfully launched particles in one direction, and made a full circle around the accelerator.
The final goal of this massive accelerator is to launch particles at each other, from opposite starting points. The particles will accelerate to near light speeds, then collide. This will supposedly give scientists an idea of how the big bang happened.

Very large endeavor, and good luck to them, but i am a little worried and wonder if perhaps this is the beginning of the end.
One of the side effects of colliding these particles at near light speed, is miniature black holes. (Quantum singularities , for you Trekkie's out there)

Man made black holes , is this the end?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 180851.htm

Apparently there are TONS of naturally created miniature black holes passing through our atmosphere all the time. And apparently there's nothing noteworthy whatsoever about them.

That's what I've read- I hate physics - I could be wrong.