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LHC Spies Hints of Infant Universe

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the spoiler-alert dept.

techbeat writes "The big bang machine may already be living up to its nickname, writes New Scientist. Researchers on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, have seen hints of what may be the hot, dense state of matter thought to have filled the universe in its first nanoseconds."

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  1. This is why science rocks. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    have seen hints of what may be the hot, dense state of matter thought to have filled the universe in its first nanoseconds.

    It's truly remarkable that they can see how the universe was 5999 years, 11 months, 30 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59.9999999... seconds ago!

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    1. Re:This is why science rocks. by binarylarry · · Score: 5, Funny

      It truly is my brother.

      Praise Jebus!

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    2. Re:This is why science rocks. by jpapon · · Score: 4, Funny
      I don't know about your universe, but mine is always exactly 6000 years old.

      If it got older that implies it might die, and that gives me the heebie-jeebies.

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    3. Re:This is why science rocks. by Z00L00K · · Score: 5, Funny

      No it's getting reborn through the LHC when it becomes 6000 years old.

      How else did you think that our universe was created? Our universe was of course created through someone else's LHC.

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    4. Re:This is why science rocks. by haruchai · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's right - it's LHC's all the way down

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  2. Wow! by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 4, Funny

    The LHC employs its own SPIES? That's... oh... that's not what it means. :(

  3. Universe Protection Services. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    LHC Spies Hints of Infant Universe

    Won't someone think of the infant universe?

  4. Re:Nip THAT one in the bud by Halifax+Samuels · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it's cool. I'm actively monitoring this. We're still good.

  5. Re:Nip THAT one in the bud by Robert+Zenz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unforeseen consequences.

  6. hot, dense state of matter??? by kehren77 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Big deal, I create a hot, dense state of matter every time I nuke a Hot Pocket.