LHC News: Massive particle collider passes first key tests

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news.yahoo.com — The world's largest particle collider passed its first major tests by firing two beams of protons in opposite directions around a 17-mile (27-kilometer) underground ring Wednesday

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  1. And the world didn't end!

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    1. @cGt2099 Please, try not be so naive. The real experiments start at the end of the year. This was just switching on and sending a bunch of particles. It's like using an unloaded weapon and saying "look it's not dangerous". Meanwhile you might want to read about the CERN antimatter bomb development:
      http://www.mixx.com/photos/2079503/lhc_and_cern_antimatter_weapons_nuclear_weapons_2_0

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    2. @onreact.com
      Wow. You're such a pessimist. By the way, watch out for that Y2K bug. I hear its a doozy

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  2. Damn- that means I still had to go to work in the morning

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