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Photos of the Damage To the Large Hadron Collider

Posted by kdawson on from the do-not-try-this-at-home dept.

holy_calamity writes "CERN have released images of the damage done to the world's most powerful machine, the Large Hadron Collider, when an electrical fault caused a helium leak. New Scientist has posted them, along with explanations of what you can see. The sudden burst of gas shifted some of the huge superconducting magnets by half a meter, causing at least $21 million in damage."

2 of 106 comments (clear)

  1. serves them right... by will381796 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...for trying to engulf the planet in a black hole.

  2. Stop Delaying the Apocalypse by xpuppykickerx · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The interest rates on my credit cards is getting outta hand and I was hoping the LHC would help change this.