Neat.
To all others who have been following the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) they are building on the border between France and Switzerland... here is some news: They are going to send their first beam through the complex on September 10th, and all the shenanigans will be broadcast live here: http://webcast.cern.ch/
They've also revealed that their collider will not be then end of the universe as we know it, but will instead offer us a chance at understanding on of the oldest, big questions: How was the universe created.
Supposedly it won't create a black hole that will suck the planet into whatever it is that the black holes suck planets into. Apparently, it may even answer many of the questions we have about black holes.
So, I'd like all of you to understand that humankind is on the brink of fascinating discoveries. And Jon, he is right next door to it happening. And just in time. I am only just 400 km away from that beutiful little underground structure.
Hooray for me (I'll die first).
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I AM SO NERVOUS AHHH HADRON COLLIDER AHHHH
In the case of the hypothetical microscopic black holes, as we discuss in Section 4, if they can be produced in the collisions of elementary particles, they must also be able to decay back into them. Theoretically, it is expected that microscopic black holes would indeed decay via Hawking radiation,
which is based on basic physical principles on which there is general consensus. If, nevertheless, some hypothetical microscopic black holes should be stable, we review arguments showing that they would be unable to accrete matter in a manner dangerous for the Earth [2]. If some microscopic black holes were produced by the LHC, they would also have been produced by cosmic rays and have stopped in the Earth or some other astronomical body, and the stability of these astronomical bodies means that they cannot be dangerous.
-Review of the Safety of LHC Collisions
NO WORRIES SISTAH!!!! THANK GOD!!!
WE ARE GOING TO BE OK!
Matt you are too smart for your own good.
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