Large Hadron Collider

z0mbi3 · 10 Sep 2008 at 08:49

Perfect_Chaos said:
er.. it has already

See, it's effecting time already.

Perfect_Chaos · 10 Sep 2008 at 08:51

z0mbi3 said:
See, it's effecting time already.

o rly? i dont follow

Streeteh · 10 Sep 2008 at 08:53

Where would one actually buy a crowbar in this day and age? What with being currently at university this has been quite a popular topic of conversation down at the drinking holes in our attempts to appear more mature and intelligent than the common riff raff. As a few of them are popping over this evening i thought it would be rather amusing to have a crowbar propped up next to the front door with a sign saying something along the lines of 'in case of resonance cascade'... did i mention we're all huge geeks?

antijoke · 10 Sep 2008 at 08:54

Streeteh said:
Where would one actually buy a crowbar in this day and age? What with being currently at university this has been quite a popular topic of conversation down at the drinking holes in our attempts to appear more mature and intelligent than the common riff raff. As a few of them are popping over this evening i thought it would be rather amusing to have a crowbar propped up next to the front door with a sign saying something along the lines of 'in case of resonance cascade'... did i mention we're all huge geeks?

brilliant. B&Q would be the place.

wez130 · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:00

for anyone interested, BBC news24 has it live atm in Geneva, they are currently sending the beam around the tunnel section by section, they have got half way round so far, this is to make sure the beam is correctly tuned to within millionths of millimeters. When they complete the circle one way, this afternoon, they then intend to switch the other beam on going in the opposite direction section by section again.

It's all looking good so far, no hitches as of yet.

HeX · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:01

TIME LOOP!!!

Draeger · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:01

wez130 said:
It's all looking good so far, no hitches as of yet.

Thats what Gordon said.

Dunno if this has already been posted in the thread:-

Baz · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:02

wez130 said:
for anyone interested, BBC news24 has it live atm in Geneva, they are currently sending the beam around the tunnel section by section, they have got half way round so far, this is to make sure the beam is correctly tuned to within millionths of millimeters. When they complete the circle one way, this afternoon, they then intend to switch the other beam on going in the opposite direction section by section again.

It's all looking good so far, no hitches as of yet.

So it isn't really working then, they tested some sections before today!

It is only working when they use it fully.... :eek:

MTA99 · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:07

Streeteh said:
Where would one actually buy a crowbar in this day and age?

If you want a Gordon Freeman style crowbar you actually want a "wrecking bar"

Quick google:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/66224...-Bars/Wrecking-Bars/Roughneck-Wrecking-Bar-24

Streeteh · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:08

MTA99 said:
If you want a Gordon Freeman style crowbar you actually want a "wrecking bar"

Quick google:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/66224...-Bars/Wrecking-Bars/Roughneck-Wrecking-Bar-24

Sweeeeet

Conditions could not be more ideal.

<Dubz> · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:09

deleted said:
I'd reply but we're all dead.

that's unlucky as they havn't completed a full circle yet!

(and a month before they start colliding)

cwtaylor · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:10

awesome so that's why i'm still here...

HeX · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:12

Transcript of LHC Startup from BBC Website:

Dr Tara Shears: "Power to stage 1 emitters in 3,2,1. I'm seeing predictable phase arrays."

Dr Tara Shears: "Stage 2 emitters activating...now."

Jim Virdee: "We cannot predict how long the system can operate
at this level, nor how long the readings will take."

Dr Tara Shears: "Overhead capacitors to one oh five percent. Uh, it's
probably not a problem, probably, but I'm showing a small discrepancy
in... well, no, it's well within acceptable bounds again. Sustaining
sequence."

Jim Virdee: "I've just been informed that the sample is ready... initializing...

Dr Tara Shears: "Oh dear!"

Raymond Lin · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:14

No more Half Life references please.....................

MTA99 · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:15

<De@thW!sh> said:
(and a month before they start colliding)

BBC Blog said:
0900am (BST) FROM Andrew Caspari, Radio 4 commissioning editor, in central control room

We are half way round. Leading scientist steve myers says we may get a collision sometime today but no one knows.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/

<Dubz> · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:18

HeX said:
TIME LOOP!!!

thats a brill episode.

We are half way round. Leading scientist steve myers says we may get a collision sometime today but no one knows.

i've been watching BBC news for the last couple of hours who are talking to lead engineers and there not expecting to do any colliding until next month.

Today is a test that alugnment is good and they can complete a full loop in both directions (seperately).

Draeger · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:19

Raymond Lin said:
No more Half Life references please.....................

Don't be such a killjoy, 'tis fun.

Enjoy your last few hours on the planet.

PhillyDee · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:20

Yup, but its a case of when exactly do you say the machine has been switched on? They are taking the test phase as the 'official' switch on.

Raymond Lin · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:22

I can see it now, the particles will hit each other and then nothing happens. A bit like 2 grain of sand hitting each other. Yes there is a bang but a very quiet one.....which will then causes all the religeous right wing to declare that the Bible is the way to go blah blah blah......

MookJong · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:22

<De@thW!sh> said:
thats a brill episode.

i've been watching BBC news for the last couple of hours who are talking to lead engineers and there not expecting to do any colliding until next month.

Today is a test that alugnment is good and they can complete a full loop in both directions (seperately).

WTF THEY LIED....