So far, so good
Scientists today applauded as one of the most ambitious experiments ever conceived got successfully underway, with protons being fired around a 17-mile tunnel deep beneath the border of France and Switzerland in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe. The Large Hadron Collider is a $9 billion particle accelerator designed to simulate conditions of the Big Bang that created the physical Universe.
Supporters of the collider believe the experiment, which will continue over the next 4 years, will confirm theories scientists have been working on for years such as existence of extra dimensions.
“The transformative effect of this research will be to understand the world we live in much better,” said Howard Gordon, at Brookhaven National Laboratory. “It’s important for just who we are, what we are.”
Of course there are skeptics who believe this machine will create a black hole that will eventually destroy the planet. Scientist Otto Rossler warns:
“Nothing will happen for four years. Then the weather will change completely, wiping out life. There will be a Biblical Armageddon.”
Lets hope Mr. Gordon is right and Mr. Rossler is just plain crazy.
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Isn’t this the plotline to the video game series ‘Doom’?
This will open a gateway to hell, then we’re boned. ;)