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| Topic Started: Sep 5 2008, 07:23 PM (1,011 Views) | |
| Nick | Sep 5 2008, 07:23 PM Post #1 |
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I was gonna put this in GD, but then decided it was worth reviving the debate forum because there IS some debate to be made. CERN's particle collider is harmless, according to this report, but some people maintain that it *may* create a black hole that will swallow the Earth and spell destruction for us all. Does anyone believe that there's a chance that it might create a dangerous black hole, and if so, is it worth the risk? This might well be a non-starter, but hey, this forum needs some form of life. |
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| Soja | Sep 5 2008, 07:30 PM Post #2 |
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My siblings and I created a band named Hadron Collider in Rock Band in honor of this device. 8D It's been the subject of much ridicule between my brother and I. When I mentioned it to Blank, I believe his reaction was, "OMGWTFBBQ." I remember reading a blog that mentioned that the Hadron Collider's potentially world-ending side effect was regarded as an "acceptable risk." During one late-night troll on the Internet, I came across a BBC World article stating that the collider's pipeline was currently at 76% of its temperature lowering process. At the time, it was allegedly as cold as the darkest regions in space. The objective is to get it to Absolute Zero, for minimum resistance on the traveling particles. What discoveries there are to be had that are worth the risk, I don't know. I do know that this thing can't be cheap nor efficient to power. Sheesh.
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| Nick | Sep 5 2008, 07:34 PM Post #3 |
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Oh, and I don't think I mentioned, although one of the articles might: the experiment itself is happening this Wednesday, hence the topic being made now. Edit: I knew you'd spot that. |
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| Wirtjr | Sep 5 2008, 07:42 PM Post #4 |
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Sounds somewhat dangerous. But eh, it sounds promising. If it does end the world, well it's great that we're going out in a blaze of glory. |
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| Blank | Sep 5 2008, 07:51 PM Post #5 |
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Cute. Really cute. I do hold the belief that the human race will destroy itself, but I honestly don't believe that this particle collider will be the thing to end it all. I do share this fear only because I'm paranoid. I thought I might die from meteors in my lifetime... Hasn't happened yet. Maybe if they were using two suns as objects to collide together we should have some concern. But they are going to collide, what? Objects smaller than a human hair? No. Just no. Its like thinking your car will explode everytime you turn on your ride. It doesn't happen. Also, I don't think 10k scientists are wrong, nor the 40 nations that invested in it. Will it be a good investment? I sure hope so. D= Reminds me a bit of that wall of turrets France made back in the early 1900's. |
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| Linoud | Sep 5 2008, 07:57 PM Post #6 |
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The name Hadron Collider sounds cool enough for me to let it potentially end us all. Might be interesting if it worked. I'd prefer if it opened some sort of portal but it probably won't do anything. It's all theory. I say let them mess with it, I'm just somewhat annoyed that most of the world hasnt known about this till now. It's not like we can do anything at this point to stop it, unless some terrorists like the IRA somehow bomb it to smithereens. |
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| Grady | Sep 5 2008, 08:31 PM Post #7 |
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Even if there's a minute chance this machine could destroy the entire world, it's not worth the risk, simply for the case of science. The thing about science is that it's always evolving and disproving itself. Why not wait until it's fool-proof? They're saying that this won't happen, and I don't think I read anywhere in any article that they gave us the probability of OHGODWEREALLGONNADIE to happen, so it sounds safe. But when humans play God, there's really not many good things that can happen. 
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| Psiwri | Sep 5 2008, 08:40 PM Post #8 |
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We're going to be fine, IMO. |
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| Yzarc | Sep 5 2008, 08:54 PM Post #9 |
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Wow, okay, no, humans cannot create black holes by colliding subatomic particles. It could possibly create a huge amount of energy, but that's just not how black holes are made. |
  
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| Blank | Sep 5 2008, 08:56 PM Post #10 |
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The worst case scinario imo is that there will be a sizable valley in those mountains afterwards. |
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| Yzarc | Sep 5 2008, 09:03 PM Post #11 |
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Seriously, a black hole is when a star fucking collapses in on itself, humans could never manipulate that kind of power. |
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| Psiwri | Sep 5 2008, 09:07 PM Post #12 |
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Within our lifetimes, at least. |
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| Blank | Sep 5 2008, 09:12 PM Post #13 |
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For several more or maybe never. Our computers can't do everything, I'm just learning the limits of computing now in my education. |
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| +Punishment Divine | Sep 5 2008, 09:43 PM Post #14 |
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soooo why are people doing this exactly? Just because they can, or does it serve a purpose? I mean it can't e for energy, cause that thing has to use an assload so it can't exactly be efficient in that. |
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| Blank | Sep 5 2008, 09:45 PM Post #15 |
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To perform advanced experiments. Simulate big bangs and all that nonsense I guess. |
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