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Large Hadron Collider Goes Live September 10th

Posted by timothy on from the get-your-affairs-in-order dept.

Naznarreb writes "CERN announced today that the first attempt to circulate a beam through the Large Hadron Collider will be on September 10th, 2008. You can read the press release here. They also announced the event will be webcast live. According to the release, they're just planning to run a few tests laps, not smash any particles, so the world won't be ending quite yet." And despite that September 10th date, according to the BBC, "On 9 August, protons will be piped through LHC magnets for the first time."

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  1. If the world turns into a stranglet by PJCRP · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I fucking called it.

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    Knows everything about nothing and nothing about everything.
  2. Uhm, the title makes me giggle... sorry... by Sparky9292 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Large Hadron Collider Goes Live September 10th

    Sorry, I keep seeing:

    Large Hard-on Collider Goes Live September

    It's really sad that my sense of humor has not progressed since junior high school. *sigh*

  3. Re:September 10th? by GleeBot · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, if it had the degree symbol between the 2 and the K.

    There's no such thing as a "degree Kelvin". In the SI system, kelvins are a unit (kelvin), not a temperature scale.

  4. Re:September 10th? by rathaven · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Units? K - that'll be Kelvin then I guess...

  5. Re:Get your affairs in order, people by indi0144 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In case of that scenario I'd choose the crowbar over the towel, it's proven by many many years of simulation that a crowbar is the only thing you need in order to survive such a doom scenario. Also without the towel you don't have to wait to the end of episode 3 to lay down that hot daughter of you fellow scientist friend. Also be prepared for unforeseen consequences.