End of the world in 2 1/2 hours / 3 a.m. wed. morning) atom smasher

[BuckWrestler141]

Why the Earth could end when the new collider fires up -- chicagotribune.com

Why the Earth could end when the new collider fires up

When European physicists bring their monstrous supercollider to life, will it swallow up Fermilab? Could it even spell doom for planet Earth? Tribune science reporter Jeremy Manier explains

By Jeremy Manier Tribune reporter September 7, 2008 Sounds like the premise of a bad sci-fi movie: Big-time physics experiment accidentally destroys the Earth. Scientists really don't think that will happen when the Large Hadron Collider fires up at the Swiss-French border on Wednesday, but the fact it's being debated tells you how unprecedented the new device is.

Seven times more powerful than Fermilab's main particle collider in Batavia, the new facility will smash together intense beams of subatomic protons, producing so much energy that some theories predict it could form tiny black holes. That has led to two lawsuits?one filed in Europe, one in Hawaii?seeking to halt the project and save the planet.

The most far-out fear is that the device's little black holes could blossom into big ones, with gravity so strong that they swallow first the collider, then the Swiss-French countryside, then the Earth as a whole. Burp.

You can watch for yourself here as they start it up at 3 a.m. eastern time: http://webcast.cern.ch/index.html

 

[BUCKYLE]

Someone had better fuckin' tell them to wait until Sunday to start that thing. Don't they know there's a pretty important game Saturday?

 

[3074326]

I've always wondered what it was like to get sucked into a black hole.

 

[Mac]

Someone had better fuckin' tell them to wait until Sunday to start that thing. Don't they know there's a pretty important game Saturday?

That's the first thing that came to mind....what the heck, I'm going to miss the biggest game of the year for this crap

 

[BUCKYLE]

That's the first thing that came to mind....what the heck, I'm going to miss the biggest game of the year for this crap

2nd...biggest game. We still play TSUN on the 22nd. Well, maybe.

 

[Mac]

2nd...biggest game. We still play TSUN on the 22nd. Well, maybe.

I always knew the Europeans would run the fun for everyone....I mean the chicks don't shave there, they must be from another planet

 

[Mac]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGqroT1FZ5Y]YouTube - REM End Of The World As We Know It (And I feel Fine).[/ame]

 

[Oneshot]

You know the saddest thing about this...

There are real fucking people who think the world is about to end.

 

[3074326]

You know the saddest thing about this...

There are real fucking people who think the world is about to end.

I disagree. There are people dumb enough to think that it's not going to end.

Fuckin' reptilians have a hand in this.. I know it..






If these reptilians actually exist, they're going to eat me. I make fun of them on a daily basis.

 

[3074326]

The game is still on, BUCKYLE. It's 3:24 AM and we're not dead.

(Apparently this beast isn't running at full power yet, so it'll be a little while before we all die)

 

[BUCKYLE]

The game is still on, BUCKYLE. It's 3:24 AM and we're not dead.

(Apparently this beast isn't running at full power yet, so it'll be a little while before we all die)

We're not out of the woods just yet. Remember, Europe is in a different time zone.

 

[OCBucksFan]

I'm still alive? Fuck, that means I have to go to work tomorrow.

 

[iambrutus]

I'm still alive? Fuck, that means I have to go to work tomorrow.

yeah, what a crock of shit, i'm stuck here at work

 

[coastalbuck]

They're clapping, I guess that means it worked...

 

[scooter1369]

Damn. And to think I told my boss to fuck off, shot my Mother-in-Law, broke into Emma Watson's house and confessed my love for the baby sitter for nothing.

Tomorrow is going to suck... :(