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Revived LHC Could Run Through the Winter

Posted by samzenpus on from the if-at-first-you-don't-succeed dept.

Jack Spine writes "When you are powering nuclear particle beams that could drill a hole through 30 metres of copper, you don't want to be paying a premium for electricity. However, Cern scientists are determined that the delayed experiment will get some workable results, and so are preparing to run the machine throughout the winter."

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  1. LHC Could Run Through the Winter ... by SupremoMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or till Earth is destroyed. Whichever comes first...

    1. Re:LHC Could Run Through the Winter ... by moniker127 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Here is some bad news in that regard:
      They've spotted Gordon Freeman running around the LHC.
      http://skipsjunk.net/linked-pics/LHC_Gordon-Freeman_2.JPG

  2. Re:Odd... by linzeal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its Europe, send packages of condoms in the mail and directions to orgies. That will keep those buggers warm.

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  3. Re:I don't mean to nitpick... by nebaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    CEPLARN (Conseil Europeen Pour LA Recherche Nucleaire) would be a cooler name, it sounds vaguely Klingon.

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  4. Mods: Engage humor detectors by symbolset · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unfortunately in the southern hemisphere the spin is reversed, which could result in the anti-god particle. They'll play with black holes, but there are limits to their hubris.

    The next version is the Trans-equator Hadron Collider (THC) which will circle the equator and have a branch that passes through the core in an attempt to discover stuff that's like, really cool, man. Here's a diagram.

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