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What Are Must-Sees For Open Day At the LHC?

Posted by kdawson on from the don't-miss-the-hadrons dept.

ribasushi writes "The last open day at the Large Hadron Collider is one week away. While I have a solid chance to go, I am dumbstruck by the insane amount of things to see during the 10 hours of the event. Since I do not know all that much about physics, I am turning to the knowledgeable crowd here at Slashdot — what do you think are the most awesome 5 must-see things on the agenda next Sunday?"

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  1. Obligatory by evanbd · · Score: 5, Funny

    xkcd

    1. Re:Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1323/1433529629_4c1f775559.jpg

  2. Flux Capacitors by gc8005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have *got* to see the flux capacitors! I realize that you're a bit new to physics, but please press hard to see the flux capacitors. Your guide may laugh uneasily - just keep pressing and don't take "No" for an answer. You won't be sorry.

  3. Crowbar by apankrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make sure you know where to get one in case of an emergency.

    --
    3.243F6A8885A308D313
    1. Re:Crowbar by plover · · Score: 4, Funny
      They say they'll have cake for the visitors.

      Bring a can of spray paint, just in case.

      --
      John
  4. I ask one thing by Mandovert · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please, don't move carts with odd-looking crystals in teleporting devices.

    1. Re:I ask one thing by MadnessASAP · · Score: 4, Funny

      I have this sudden urge to mail CERN and tell them to prepare for unforeseen consequences.

      --
      I may agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to face the consequences of saying it.
  5. Re:Black Holes by lahi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nah, black holes suck!

    -Lasse

  6. Please... by SeekerDarksteel · · Score: 5, Funny

    The LHC is just a tourist trap. It's like Times Square. You go thinking it's gonna be all fun, then you realize it's just a bunch of bright colors and earth eating black holes, and there's nothing to do there but shop for overpriced bosons you could've picked up for half price at a more nondescript collider.

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    The laws of probability forbid it!
    1. Re:Please... by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Funny

      there's nothing to do there but shop for overpriced bosons you could've picked up for half price at a more nondescript collider.

      Actually, a lot of bosons are free of charge.

      --
      Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.
  7. What I'd like to see... by Tuoqui · · Score: 4, Funny

    The On switch/button :D

    You can get the answer by repeatedly asking 'What does this button do?'

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    1. Re:What I'd like to see... by jd · · Score: 5, Funny

      Asking is no substitute for experimentation.

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      It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
  8. Other must-sees by jd · · Score: 4, Funny
    • A Type 40 police box
    • Sub-ether electronic thumb (handy for escaping exploding planets)
    • Their back issues of 1001 more things to explode with magnets
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    It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
  9. Compulsory T-Shirt by adamkennedy · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I visited the Large Hadron Collider and all I got was this radioactive T-Shirt"

  10. Re:Black Holes by MindKata · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Maybe we could use them to dispose of fission waste and CO2"

    They could sell the Black Holes they make in their gift shop, so everyone can have a Black Hole waste disposable system at home.

    I can't wait for the LHC Gift Shop to start selling Small Hadron Colliders ... then I can make my own Black Holes at home!

    --
    There are 10 kinds of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.