They started testing the Large Hadron Collider this last week. If you haven't heard about it, it's this enormous machine that spins particles around in a massive loop then slams them together to create an environment similar to the Big Bang.... or something. There is a small chance that this could create a black hole and destroy the Earth or even the universe, but the chances of that happening are like 1-50 million, well worth the risks. Anyway, they put a webcam up today and you can watch the testing. It happens every few minutes, it's pretty awesome.LHC Webcam
2 comments:
Wow. Great webcam feed! I love reading about the LHC.
Thanks for the webcam link Stuart, I was unaware they had one.
My favorite part is the lawsuit that was filed (and throw out) against the start-up of the operation. They, of course, were claiming that it would cause a black hole that would destroy the earth.
It's odd that something like the destruction of the human race would go through bureaucratic processes. Sounds like something out of Futurama.
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