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Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Generates a 'Mini-Big Bang'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-do-that-when-i-eat-chinese dept.

buildslave writes "The Large Hadron Collider has successfully created a 'mini-Big Bang' by smashing together lead ions instead of protons. The scientists working at the enormous machine on the Franco-Swiss border achieved the unique conditions on 7 November. The experiment created temperatures a million times hotter than the center of the Sun."

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  1. Re:a mini big bang theory by SQLGuru · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    bazinga.

    That was a mini big bang.....FTFY.