^ Those collisions planned at LHC have no - that's ZERO, NIL, NONE, NOUGHT, NADA, ZIP - risk of creating micro black holes unless one supplements the standard model of particle physics with several extensions that factor in the possibility of extra spatial dimensions which these micro black holes might originate from. And even then those very same extensions lead one to conclude that the decay on those mbhs due to Hawking radiation would have them existing (and not in a manner in which they can do ANY harm) for a matter of seconds at the outside.

So whoever made this video - DIAF. That's right - you should die in a freaking fire for attempting to induce mass hysteria based on your complete fucking ignorance.

The LHC rams particles into eachother and is said the generate 14 TeV of energy from the colision.

1.6×10-7 J, one TeV (teraelectronvolt), about the kinetic energy of a flying mosquito

so about 8 or 9 mosquito's worth of energy. But that high impact does have a risk of forming mBHs (micro black holes). They will also collide lead nuclei with a collision energy of 1,150 TeV. It takes about 2 microvolts to speak a syllable of a word, so a little less than that.

The funniest thing is that the Earth is bombarded all the time with particles having millions of times more energy than anything the LHC will produce...if this were possible it would have happened billions of years ago.

Will you think his words as special when you're sucked, kicking and screaming, down into Hell through the wormhole punched open by the LHC?

The End is nigh! Repent sinners! Repent homosexuals! Repent ...um ...Democrats!

>> ^Maze:
I eagerly await the LHC experiment results.
That said, I'm having real trouble reading the title of this video as anything else but the LARGE HARDON COLLIDER.


Large Hardon Collider, also known as Jenna Jameson vs. the World's Largest Dildo, coming to an adult movie store near you.

I eagerly await the LHC experiment results.

That said, I'm having real trouble reading the title of this video as anything else but the LARGE HARDON COLLIDER.

osrry for the delayed feedback. i went to the pub next door, got wasted, smoked a couple of joints... you know, celebrating totaly forgot where this thread is going. so please, beer with me, mkay?

NordlichReiter-> I'm a LHC groupie as well but it's kind of a narrow field, atheist sounds nice cause I am one but don't feel I'm up for the Spanish inquisition right now

MGR-> medical? I've abused my body for 34 years, man - I don't think I'm the right person for the job

mintbbb-> "fire, fire FIRE F-I-R-E f•i•r•e" (excerpt from *drugs talk)

bluecliff-> not much need for the *balkans channel now that yugoslavia is an ex-parrot

jonny-> thanks for reminding me of spacy... now what? so, *wings is off then

Fjnbk-> insidejokes is a good idea. we'll need that with the rate this place is filling up with ass gravy. but I'm not willing, maybe someone else could try that...

blankfist-> you are my sunshine, my only sunshine...

Eklek-> presentation sounds nice. right now, everything sounds nice

gwiz665-> my time just ran out.

i'm fucked up, stoned, drunk and quite pleased with the way this day went by. it's not everyday you find a diamond, even if it is made of bronze. i'm off to bed. thanksforallthefishandgoodnight

>> ^Trancecoach:
So, there are many many people who believe that this collider will result in generating black holes that may destroy the earth.


I think the point of the worry is we are dealing the with same kinda forces that were around with the big bang...who knows what will happen, really. It is both exciting and scary, even more so when you think about the scale of this thing...that was only one small piece of the entire unit! That thing is huge! Like huge beyond the scale of any experiment mankind has ever attempted before.

I remember watching old footage of nuclear bomb tests out in the desert. They had troops all over the place right near ground zero. Nowadays, that would be unheard of because we know more about radioactive fall out and all the destruction they are capable of. But back then, it was an unknown factor. Same goes for this thing. They are taking all the precautions they can, but we are still dealing with something that mankind has never ever attempted on such a scale. I am actually glad its not next door to me

On the black hole note though, I think it has been shown that a black hole that would be generated by that thing would be so small that it would be of no consequence. That isn't know for sure obviously, and we all know the reputation that black holes have so I think peoples fears are semi justified.

Yup, same old "not in my backyard" story you might expect really. I would expect the same story with a landfill. Or a LHC

Syncron, just out of the LHC

I love all the paranoia about turning this thing on. Besides, nothing spectacular is going to happen at the LHC until 2012...

Please disregard my flawed neutron star conjecture above.

The neutron star and cosmic ray safety arguments in the 2008 LHC Safety Report were deemed "unverified" by CERN's Scientific Policy Committee, but not for the reasons above.

Credible arguments that neutron stars do not prove safety may be found in points 5, 6 and 7 of www.wissensnavigator.com/documents/spiritualottoeroessler.pdf

LHCFacts.org

>> ^Obsidianfire:
I downvoted on your cat videos because the sift is already overflowing with them. It's clogging up the rest of the sift.

The tubes aren't clogged. Other than taking up a slot on the top 15, what is the damage cat vids cause? None. What is the joy they bring? Much!

Sorry, if people like cat vids (like me) then they should absolutely be in the top 15. If you like vids of the LHC and sleep theory (like me), then go to the science channel (like I do).

Sift to channel, that's the way it works. The top 15 will represent the lowest common denominator, that's just how it works. Feel free to downvote if you object to people enjoying cuteness, but I for one think it's strange to expect anything else.

Jesus Built My LHC

"I don't see why berticus got the vote, because science still hasn't explained the meaning and origin of everything. It might explain it with the LHC in august, but it haven't done so yet. So you can't say it can explain everything until there is proof."

Thankyou for twisting my words? Science can explain compassion, love, and hate. I didn't say anything about the meaning or origin of everything.