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Quark-Gluon Plasma Observed At LHC

Posted by timothy on from the particular-particles dept.

Canadian_Daemon writes "A phase of matter created moments after the Big Bang is thought to have been detected at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. 'Striking' evidence of a quark-gluon plasma has been observed by a team of researchers, including Canadians, at the facility near Geneva, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced Friday."

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  1. Re:Offensive by nitehawk214 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    That's the problem with generalisations. They are all stupid.

    head explodes

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    I'm a good cook. I'm a fantastic eater. - Steven Brust
  2. Re:Offensive by Dekker3D · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    This one needs a few -1 offtopics and a few more +1 interestings.

    I've always found it weird that women are allowed and sometimes even encouraged to hit men, but the other way around would result in a quickly-won lawsuit of assault and battery. It's unfair, it's against the whole idea of feminism (wasn't it all about equality, at one point?), and it just makes me want to smack a bitch. (For certain values of bitch, I.E.: female superiority feminists)

    There, I said it. Hit me.

  3. Re:Offensive by wierd_w · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I personally approach it from the personal experience I have had with my sister-- She used to be a power lifter in highschool, and could squat 300lb. (no, she was NOT a fatchick.)

    The major difference was that she was NOT raised to be a "Pretty in pink" type woman, but instead to be a practical one. We grew up in an agricultural community, and having some brawn was practical. You just cant throw hay-bails without it. I am her full brother, and she was ALWAYS stronger than me.

    It is my contention that most of the "women are weaker" issues comes from the "use it or lose it" type atrophy that comes from being pampered females up on the pedestal. We need more female garbage men, factory workers, etc. Without the sociological indoctrination for "learned helplessness", and without being treated like they CANT do things, women quickly learn that they CAN, and that they are NOT helpless. Women that grow up in such conditions seem to be more approximate to the average male in strength than those that do not, some even surpass men in strength. (My sister scared people in highschool.)

    In short, we need to kill Barbie(tm). Ironically, this is something REAL feminists have been hammering at for years.