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Antimatter Atoms Captured
Whamo writes: "Researchers at CERN think they have created and stored thousands of antiatoms in a particle trap. The researchers first used powerful magnetic fields to trap antiprotons then exposed this to a beam of positrons. Initial results indicate that at least some of the antiparticles have bound together to become neutral antihydrogen atoms. How cool is that?"
Well, that would depend on how fast the anti-hydrogen atoms are moving, wouldn't it?
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Well, how does this matter?
*grin*
---"What did I say that sounded like 'Tell me about your day?'"---
Researchers at CERN think they have created and stored thousands of antiatoms in a particle trap..
But they're afraid to look...
It's particle physics -- they're Uncertain...
(ducks flying objects)
/Brian
The research, which was sponsored by the RIAA, has initiated talks with the trapped atoms, but unfortunately refused to let them go free until they pay their proper licensing fees.
--It's Pimptastic!--
Hmm, if we combine anti-hydrogen and anti-oxygen then we could make anti-water! A new sports drink for the new millenium...
No todo lo que es oro brilla
Around 9:30 last night a burrowing squirrel shorted out electrical lines causing an initial power surge followed by a blackout.
Experts believe that researchers had the magnetic containment field generators connected to a household UPS, which proved unable to keep the field in place.
The result of the containment failure has been described as being very similar to that of a "collapsing hrung." Unfortunately nobody has been able to identify what a hrung is, nor why one should choose to collapse on the CERN facility.
"They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'
......one of the first things some scientist did after they managed to do capture the stuff was suddenly yell "Antimatter containment is failing! We're gonna have to eject the core!!!!!!!!" before falling to the floor laughing hysterically?
You know there has to be someone, somewhere who is just dying to be the first person to say that.
the universe has brought suit against the estate of Albert Einstein, claiming that fission is illegal under the DMCA, and that fair use of elementary particles applies only to cold fusion.
Hey freaks: now you're ju
Pretty damn cool, until bearded, evil versions of ourselves start popping up all over the place.
It hurts when I pee.
Call it Mony?
Hmmph. I've met quite a few "anti-me" types. The worst that ever happened was a black eye. That Hawking guy ain't so smart after all..
but the real benefit of this research is insight into very powerful propulsion systems. No?
Not until we find a good source of dilithium crystals to control the reaction in the warp core.
Yeah yeah, but we won't go anywhere if we can't get some dilithium crystals captain!
All your f1rst p0st Beowulf cluster of grits are belong to Cowboy Neal.
I can see it now. Our first Anti-Hydrogen space ship explodes upon landing, so we switch to Anti-Helium, because it's safer. ;-)
Jonathan
So, uhh, why does this matter?
<ducks while running out door>
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A gram of hydrogen contains about 6x10^23 atoms. Therefore, a "few thousand" weighs about 10^-20 grams -- much less than even the smallest virus.
.43^-10 grams)
Western Digital 120 GB HD = 1.32 lb (+/- 0.14 lb)
120 GB = 598.742 g
122, 880 MB = 598.742 g
125829120 KB = 598.742 g
128,849,018,880 Bytes = 598.742 g (+/- 63.5029g)
12 byte virus = 4.6^-10 grams (+/-
Yep, the smallest virus would still be about twice as heavy as the cluster of antimatter atoms
"Get them before they get....
"All your Beowulf cluster of grits are belong to Cowboy Neal. Did I miss one? "
Yes...
Natalie Portman
"All your Beowulf cluster of grits are belong to petrified Cowboy Portman."
>and come back (30 days). Sum: 120 days.
Is it any surprise these folks keep running into planets?
:)
hawk
It's just a little bit more effective (in the destructive sense) to attack your enemies with a burst of energy such as a bomb rather than slowly pump the same amount of energy into their power grid over a number of years...
How the hell are we going to draw square number -1 in the Periodic Table of Elements?
Everyone assumes that matter + antimatter produces lots of energy.
Unfortunately, every time someone tries to prove it, there are no survivors.