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LHC Knocked Out By Another Power Failure

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the future-gremlins-are-watching dept.

known_ID writes "The Large Hadron Collider — the most puissant particle-punisher ever assembled by the human race — has suffered another major power failure, knocking not only the atom smasher itself but even its associated websites offline."

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  1. I'm writing this comment from 2017 by mantis2009 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The power outage was my idea. You're welcome.

    1. Re:I'm writing this comment from 2017 by amazeofdeath · · Score: 5, Funny

      Because there were 2008 mantises registered before him?

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    2. Re:I'm writing this comment from 2017 by Conspiracy_Of_Doves · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's the year he was born.

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    3. Re:I'm writing this comment from 2017 by LordAndrewSama · · Score: 5, Funny

      Due to retroactive copyright legislation, the dream you were about to have has been blocked. Please pay £2500 to view this dream. Attempt to view this dream again and you will be prosecuted for premature copyright violation(Under article 554455456 of the DMCA(2017)).
      Your corporate overlord
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    4. Re:I'm writing this comment from 2017 by OakDragon · · Score: 5, Informative

      That's the year he was born.

      Darned 8 year old think they know everything.

      In 2017, they do!

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    5. Re:I'm writing this comment from 2017 by MikeDirnt69 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ur saing that we can still kill him and save the Large Hadron Cheerleader?

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    6. Re:I'm writing this comment from 2017 by NotBornYesterday · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ahem ... you insensitive clod.

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  2. video of the event by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Luckily some other website managed to capture a video of the event from the webcam's: http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html

  3. Huh? by R2.0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does Europe not produce competent electrical engineers? I mean, their plugs are so superior...

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    1. Re:Huh? by Joce640k · · Score: 5, Funny

      At least they didn't measure the cable run in furlongs only to have the supplier deliver in bushels. Before the plug fell out of the wall.

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  4. Minor inconvenience by Shrike82 · · Score: 5, Informative
    Since the title and summary are short on details, brace yourself, I read the article. From TFA:

    "Diesels cut in OK" noted the controllers, adding that the Meyrin site is now drawing limited grid power from an alternative connection via the Prevessin site. The boffins don't anticipate resuming operations until at least 12:00 local time today.

    So it was just a temporary glitch. Move along people, nothing to see here...

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  5. Re:Future doesn't want to be discovered? by zippthorne · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, but that was BS. Fact is, collisions of higher energies occur in the upper atmosphere with a much higher frequency than they will in the LHC, and have been for billions of years. The LHC iself is only expected to operate for a few tens of years by comparison.

    Hard science is hard. There is a lot that needs to go right for this to work, and any of apparently dozens upon dozens of things can make it hiccup. No spooky explanations necessary.

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  6. Re:Live Report by 2names · · Score: 5, Funny

    All the action around the LHC is getting pretty spooky...even from up close...

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  7. Re:What's that widget? by damien_kane · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone know what that fried out component is in the picture on TFA?

    I'm pretty sure it's Amy Winehouse
    I could be wrong, though

  8. Re:Live Report by allknowingfrog · · Score: 5, Funny

    On an engineering feat of this scale, you're bound to encounter some serious obstacles. If Windows 7 suffers a debilitating break-down every other week, will we assume the future is trying to prevent Microsoft from destroying the world? Well...maybe that's a bad example.