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Don't Cross the LHC Stream! (Maybe)
jamie points out this piece from always-entertaining Bad Astronomer Phil Plait, who asks this week the simple question "What happens if you put your hand in the beam of the Large Hadron Collider?" The thrill of discovery to me doesn't sound worth the worst-case scenario.
You get a built-in tool that makes it easier to masturbate.
They'd just stick a pig foot in there.
And then when nothing happens, they'll repeat the experiment with 10kg of TNT strapped to the pig.
Come on, it's what they do in *every* episode.
Moral of the story - avoid high energy beams regardless of the wavelength or the particle kind because you never know what will slip by even in a supposedly "safe" circumstances.
Incorrect. Moral of the story: Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
Yes, but in a different dimension.
But it's a pretty lousy superpower. I understand that he can now guess anyone's weight just by talking to them on the phone.
That's my worst nightmare: I get a superpower, but it's something completely lame and useless, even for picking up chicks.
"After his mishap with the LHC, he was able to perform extreme card tricks!"
That would be my luck.
You are welcome on my lawn.
A man comes home from his work at the deli, and tells his wife, "I have a strong desire to put my penis in the pickle slicer."
"That's sick!" replies his wife. "You need help."
"I don't see any reason it would be sick", retorts the man, "I think it would be fun!"
Two days later, his wife comes home from an errand, and her husbands car is in the driveway. "You're home early", she says.
"Yes, I put my penis in the pickle slicer!" he smiles.
"Oh my God!", gasps his wife, "What happened?"
"I got fired! So did she!"
Why, without your clothes, you're naked, Miss Dudley!
That's bad. OK, all right, important safety tip. Thanks, Egon!
Come on, it's what they do in *every* episode.
You almost say it like it's a bad thing.
Canada: The US's more awesome sibling.
Glad to know I'm not the only one fuzzy on the whole good / bad thing.
Somebody tell him about the twinkie.
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
To be fair, you obviously haven't visited the Pacific Northwest. Sonar is the appropriate measuring method 10 months of the year.