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Cern Mass Produces Anti-Hydrogen

Posted by chrisd on from the mr-fusion-not-far-behind dept.

Izeickl writes "The BBC is reporting Here about scientists in the Cern particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland have mass produced over 50,000 atoms allowing them to test basic Physics using them, however "Harvard physicist Gerald Gabrielse said: "Our long experience with these very difficult experiments warns that antihydrogen may not have really been produced.""

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  1. Um, a handful? by richie2000 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Antihydrogen has been made before, but only a handful of atoms at a time.
    Now, the Cern particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland, has produced more than 50,000.

    Sooo, exactly how many hydrogen atoms are in a handful anyway? My first guess would be in the ballpark of "A hell of a lot more than 50k".

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  2. Dimensional Analysis by Wrexen · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's clear at this point that the standard "SI" or metric system is no longer sufficient to describe the events in today's world. As such, the "PS", or "Pop Science" unit system is defined below for those interested by this handy guide

    Information
    Old Unit: bit
    New Unit: Library of Congress

    Time Interval
    Old Unit: second
    New Unit: eye-blink

    Number of Particles
    Old Unit: mole
    New Unit: handful

    Width (small distances)
    Old Unit: millimeter
    New Unit: human hair

    Length (large distances)
    Old Unit: meter, kilometer
    New Unit: football field

    Volume
    Old Unit: cubic centimeter, liter
    New Unit: football stadium

    Energy
    Old Unit: joule
    New Unit: 100-watt-lightbulb-second

    Mass
    Old Unit: gram, kilogram
    New Unit: CowboyNeal

    More units will be assigned as they are needed

  3. George Bush says... by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We must stop these anti-hydrogen terrorists, I am informed that hydrogen is in things we use everyday like coke, and is even vital to Americans' survival. These people who are anti-hydrogen are anti-american and are seeking to destroy the very basis of our society, you can not be a friend of america if you are not a friend of hydrogen"

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    An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi
  4. Combine with anti-oxygen and... by shoppa · · Score: 5, Funny
    Now all they need to do is
    1. make some anti-oxygen
    2. combine it with anti-hydrogen in a 2:1 ratio
    3. to make anti-water
    4. Drink it and you get thirsty!
    1. Re:Combine with anti-oxygen and... by Hittite+Creosote · · Score: 5, Funny

      As long as 'thirsty' is another word for 'every atom in your oesophagus exploding'...

  5. Here is my lame Star Trek reference by jmcwork · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can tell they are anti-hydrogen because they all have little goatees and a really bad attitude.