Big Bang atom smasher records first proton hits!
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GENEVA – The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time and causing the first particle collisions in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.The true test of the Large Hadron Collider will come in the first two months of 2010, when scientists plan to start deliberately crashing protons into each other to see what they can discover about the makeup of the universe and its tiniest particles.
The collisions — seen by massive detectors — were a side effect of the quick advances being made by the LHC during its startup phase, which began Friday night, said Rolf Heuer, director-general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN.
"It's a great achievement to have come this far in so short a time," said Heuer. "But we need to keep a sense of perspective — there's still much to do before we can start the LHC physics program."
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Quentin_Price
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This shit scares me a little. Do we really know the full ramifications and effects this could have? Im no physicist. It seems like we are tampering with things farther beyond our comprehension. Its like give an autistic kid C4 and kerosene to play with
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Quentin_Price
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wayseeker
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This is astounding news for us all. I anxiously await the beginning of the physics program.
- 3 months ago
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