Large Hadron Collider Goes Online
Sep 11, 2008 0824 hrs IST
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For the purpose of this story, let's call this section Past Watch, for that is the purpose of the controversial Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This 27-kilometre circular tunnel will serve as the arena for some serious atom-smashing, and will give us more insight into what precisely happened when the universe began. It's also, incidentally, been accused of heralding its end--scientists have battled death threats to get this behemoth up and running.
On Wednesday, the team of scientists at CERN, Switzerland, gave the LHC its first test run, successfully sending a beam of particles all the way round the tunnel at 99.999998 percent of the speed of light. In October, two such beams will be made to collide at similar speeds, and the researchers hope to recreate the first few seconds of the big bang. The reaction may reveal new dimensions, dark matter, and what is known as the "God particle"--the Higgs boson. The particle is the only one in the Standard Model of particle physics to have never been observed, and is thought to be the reason that particles (and hence us) have mass.
With a statement like "recreate the big bang", it's hard not to think of this as the end of the world--the last big bang was pretty darn big, we've been told. However, the scientists are quick to point out that this is a controlled environment, and we aren't likely to see a new universe create itself.
And if they're wrong, what can you do?
Source: CERN
USER COMMENTS
I want to ask the scientists conducting this experiment only one question? Will they come and save the universe if anything happens? They should stop acting like crazy and be human......nobody will bother even if scientists come to know what the hell "Biggs Boson" is or whatever it is.. Maybe they come to know how universe was created.but what will do of that? I think they have no right to play with life of others and the governments of the world should tell these scientists to abort the experiment immediately.
by Abhishek, Dehradun, on Sep 11, 2008 05:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
what century are you from? the day we decide to stop using our given intellect to its full potential to discover and research will be a day of great disappointment to the creator ( if you are religious) or a day where men WILL go back to being MONKEYS ( if you are not religious)
by pierre khawaja, carson CA USA, on Jan 25, 2009 12:58 PM, Report abuse
this is the best ever thing that has been done ever and i don't think there is any harm in it,because the people that are involved in such activities are not out of there minds ,they know there work.And by the way theory is not the only thing that wil help to understand something,you also need to have practical work to understand it.And LHC is their just to give us an understanding about our past,and the coming future. so i think these kind of experiments should be carried out.
by mohit, new delhi, on Jan 19, 2009 10:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hey, dumb dumb Creationists, Evolution is not a 'theory', it's a fact. The details by which evolution occurred is a theory. There isn't a credible scientist on earth that disputes the fact that what is around us is the result of evolution. To relate it in terms you can understand, think of it this way. The sheer number of different branches of Christianity (Protestant, Catholic, etc, etc) does not change the fact that all of you, collectively, take God and Jesus as a given. Anyway, that's off topic. That machine is going to kill us all.
by Jimmy Doomsday, Moncton, on Sep 15, 2008 04:25 PM, Report abuse Reply
Then why is it called the theory of evolution? If you where to look, there is more evedence of creation. But since you dont want find it you wont look for it. And there are credible scientists that do not bieleve evolution. Darwin him self was a Christian. And after writing his book " On the Origin of Species " claimed he did not bieleve in evolution. There is nothing sientific about evolution. It is all about politics. but you dont want to believe me, because then there are rule to life. and that is what this discusion is all about, that and the LHC
by Mykul, Calgary, AB, on Sep 17, 2008 05:41 AM, Report abuse
Well, there is not so much compressed energy as before to make a NEW big bang. This only gives us insight into renewable energy. Also, see google group "SpaceTimeMotion" for relativity in the vedic days.
by Erach Irani, mumbai, on Sep 17, 2008 10:31 AM, Report abuse Reply
Are you really that ignorant? It's the THEORY of evolution and the THEORY of Creation. There is not enough evidence to put one ahead of the other so therefore they are theories.
by Melissa, NewJersey, on Sep 23, 2008 03:21 AM, Report abuse
How much did this experement cost? So we are spending billions of dollars to investigate something that potentially could inform mankind of how matter came to fruition....think about this though, what about all the people who are starving and dying as we sit here discussing science? Wouldn't that money be better spent feeding the needy? Why must we constantly focus outside our planet and not on the people in it...those who desperately need help? Oh, and let us not forget the possible outcome.....annihilation?!
by Annette, Toronto, on Sep 11, 2008 12:05 PM, Report abuse Reply
I agree with this 100%, waste of money really. The money could be put to better use.
by justanotherwort, doesn't matter there won't be one anymore, on Sep 11, 2008 01:10 PM, Report abuse
Yes, I agree. It must've costed so so so much! Right now in the world, onyl1 person out of 100 has a uni degree, only 80 % of the people are literate. Why can't the government use this money to solve those crisis first before attempting to investigate into the past? It is almost as if history is mingling with science.
by Cathy Zhang, Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 01:21 PM, Report abuse
As You Sit Here As Well ! This is not about money or food or starving or dying or the needy
by MARRYATT KEVIN, HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA, on Sep 11, 2008 01:27 PM, Report abuse
Agreed, this isn't about money or starving people. It's about discovering the unknown in science and far as I'm concerned, I couldn't give a damn about the people who can't read nor any of the other people on this planet. If this succeeds we might be able to advance our technology even farther than it has advanced in the last 200 years.
by Spardaa69, Independence, on Sep 12, 2008 07:04 PM, Report abuse
How much money have you sent to the people of Somalia Huh??
by Andy, Bangalore, on Sep 13, 2008 09:29 AM, Report abuse
Spardaa, I disagree with you. What is technology based on? It is based on fundamental education. HOW CAN technology advance without education? Im sure you and all the people commenting on this page are well educated, but what about the other 80% of the world? If technology advances too fast, the difference between the rich and the poor will length. There is also bound to be a war between science and religion. Science and Religion are two things that are constantly linked together. Without either one of those, our world is going to collapse internally. As the clock ticks by, second after second. Our world is alternating dramatically. As technology advances at 99.999998% of the speed of light, many people are trapped inside the web of imagination. They forget basic morals. What's the point of recreating the Big Bang? If the truth about creation is relished through an experiment would it benefit the world? The ideas of Christianity would be thrown over, without religion the world will never be peaceful again. Wars/under-age sex/abortion/abduction. The occurances of all those things would increase exponentially. Shouldn't we just move forward, instead of lingering between the past and present, like a semi-colon, unsure of who we are, what we are? Sorry people it's really late and Im falling asleep on my keypad.. so excuse me if Im not making any sense at all..
by Cathy Zhang, Auckland, on Sep 21, 2008 02:56 PM, Report abuse
There were four large earthquakes today after this experiment. One in Iran, one in Japan, another in Indonesia and the fourth in Chile (South America). Is this just coincidence? Is this experiment causing unforeseen problems? Could it be that we are tampering with things which the planet, as a living entity does not want us to do? Will there be karmic repercussions for humanity? Will some dictator or country try to use this new technology to make bigger and even more evil weapons? There are too many questions and no answers!
by Karen, Australia, on Sep 11, 2008 03:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
There is no possible way that a simple functions check could have caused those earh quakes. You doomsayers make connections in situations where there are none. I took a dump early this morning, too. Maybe THAT had something to do with the earthquakes.
by Keith, Jacksonville, on Sep 11, 2008 06:29 PM, Report abuse
this is due to lack of irresponsibility,
by vijay, bangalore, on Sep 13, 2008 11:16 AM, Report abuse
See there is God. Otherwise none of us would have been born or living. None of the things in this entire universe or galaxy or milky way or more than that would have evolved. The world is becoming more and more imperfect only by our own sinsand not because God fails to do His 'duty'. Indeed God is doing His duty very well. Only that we are moving away and away from Him, day by day. And we are SURELY digging our own grave slowly and steadily by our own sins. we are going toward THE ARMAGEDDON (when it is I do not know). Only way to stop or reverse it is for all of us to reverse ourselves in all ways (which will be next to impossible). So, don't worry about the LHC, because it alone is not the only that is going to end the world, our own sins shall be more than enough to accomplish the task. So, just pray to God to save all of us and if the LHC is going to be detrimental than useful, pray Him to stop it. That's all we can do.
by S.Muthu krishna, Kannamangalam, on Sep 16, 2008 09:25 PM, Report abuse
S.Muthu krishna, Kannamangalam, I stand behind what you said 100%
by Mykul, Calgary, AB, on Sep 17, 2008 05:29 AM, Report abuse
Nothing will go wrong. Scientists are not fools to kill the "LIFE" like that. there has been a lot of unnecessary hue and cry ablut all this. It is not a child's game that the scientists are playing. there are always lots of calculations before launching such a big. project.
by Dr. Bipin M Des, Navsari,Gujarat, on Sep 15, 2008 02:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hey has it ever occured to anyone that probably this could result in the end of the world. If for instance they do manage to create that first moment have they considered what the repercussions could be. Maybe i'm just being cautious. But their experiment could also create a worm hole, or a black hole for that matter and what we know about black holes is that they absorb everything including light. Now if that happens then the first thing that could happen is that them scientist would get swallowed up and then everthing else would follow which means that the earth would swallow itself up......DUUUH
by Carl Zuzart, Mumbai, on Sep 14, 2008 10:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
by aman verma, ludhiana, on Sep 14, 2008 08:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
Dude, have you even read the bible? You don?t even know what you are arguing against. As a creationist, I really don?t care if this proton smasher works or not. Think about that for a moment. Besides evolution is a theory. That means it hasn?t been proven. There is a word for believing something not proven. That word is FAITH. If you believe in evolution, you have more faith than I do, and I go to church twice a week at least.
by mykul, Calgary AB, on Sep 11, 2008 11:48 AM, Report abuse Reply
If you have read the bible, then you can tell me how the bible explains the dinosaur fossils found on earth that date back millions of years?
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:52 AM, Report abuse
The answer is in the bible. You haven?t read it. I will tell you but first prove to me beyond the shadow of a doubt that the universe is millions of years old. uni- single, verse- spoke sentence. There are to many coincidences in the bible that line up with real life, to believe that it happened by accident
by Mykul, Calgary, AB, on Sep 12, 2008 06:55 AM, Report abuse
Do you know how many times the bible has been edited over the years? The bible cannot be used as solid proof for any real scientific fact.
by Spardaa69, Independence, on Sep 12, 2008 07:08 PM, Report abuse
Yes. It has been edited ZERO times. It has been copied and translated. It has NEVER been edited. Oh sure they change names like from "Pedro" to "Peter". Now you need to check into your history. The Dead Sea scrolls where an exact match to the current bible. Just don?t forget that if God is real so is satan. And he will want to corrupt the bible. There is an old translation of the bible that is wrong; I believe it is called the "Alexandrian" text. The Alexandrines took all mention of the word "spirit" out. Thus all copies of the bible of the Alexandrian text have "inherencies". With that said the King James Version, is not a copy of the Alexandrian text, and is the true inherent word of God.
by Mykul, Calgary, AB, on Sep 14, 2008 10:17 AM, Report abuse
every god is human imagination of creator, we are programmed by the nature to cling to life as long as possible even if it requires to dream about life after death story, truth is everything dies when we die. its a full stop but we dont have guts to accept this so came all this man made fantasy of heaven and hell. every book of religion is false since they cant answer how god came into being and same way every scientific theory is also wrong since they cant explain how that first particle came into being. to understand this we need time and totally different way of thinking. until that time there will be lots of gods messengers who will promise you a passport to heaven if you accept them as gods authorised passport agents.
by sujay, Bangalore, on Sep 14, 2008 12:45 AM, Report abuse Reply
I simply dont understand why we are co-relating two different things .. people who need food and large hadron .. if you put that money so called 6 billion dollars to feed people what major achievement we will get .. ofcourse it will help poor people for next 10 years .. instead just have a look at this scenario .. once we understand the behaviour of atom at picoatomic level .. then it will be possible for us to create enourmous amount of clean, usable and cheap energy .. once we cracked the code of pure energy at atomic level then we can setup power plants in poor countries .. which will give that particular country freedom atleast in power sector .. once they have abundant source of power .. they can put young generation at work .. young generation will not only generate more revenue but it would be easy for poor coutries to utilize the power of young people in efficient way rather than depending on other countries for so called HELP. This is just one of the possibility .. My concern is do not look at large hadron project as a project from where we can not achieve everything we need in power sector.. instead it will change our view to look at the world and for that 6 billion dollars are nothing.
by LargeHadronProm, CERN, on Sep 13, 2008 12:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
God didnt create the earth you naive prick, if so why are things carbon dated 50,000 years old? Throw that out the window. I'm not going against your religon but the bible is a pretty big white lie. Its like a fiction novel, The characters are the same but the plots ALWAYS DIFFERENT. Thats all, now go pound sand and eat you thin wafer with your wine.
by REALIST, Phoenix, on Sep 11, 2008 09:52 AM, Report abuse Reply
Naive prick? I wouldn't say so. Contrariwise, I'd rather like to think that your response was rather naive and ill founded. I'm so certain you're well read on the "fiction" that is the Bible. Granted that you seem to know nothing in regards to the authorship.
by Meet Your Maker, Seattle, on Sep 11, 2008 09:56 AM, Report abuse
How do you know that the 'things carbon" are really 50,000 years old? Were you there?
by Bill, , on Sep 11, 2008 09:58 AM, Report abuse
In time everyone will see the truth of God. Nothing creates its self. It all comes down to one. it is even mathematically proven. Look it up. plus look up the so called 'fictional" chariots that remain in the red sea. where it states Moses crossed. Open your eyes ans seek the truth. This life Isn't forever. The next one is. you might want to spend it in a place that's not burning.
by Jack, , on Sep 11, 2008 10:01 AM, Report abuse
It sounds to me like your answer to God is naive. How have you proven the truth of creation? Instead of listening to others tell you what to believe why don't you have a little boldness and find out for yourself by testing God at his word? If not your just like everyone else. NAIVE!
by Mick, Tacoma, on Sep 11, 2008 10:02 AM, Report abuse
Dude, First of all, my school mates and I gave a rock made in the Mt. St. Helens Eruption and it was carbon dated 3,000 years old so carbon dating is very flawed. Mostly due to the fact that carbon can be removed and gained so it is not accurate enough to use as any kind of proof and on top of that it dates according to an evolutionary scale, and the evolutionary theory itself has been condemned by the scientist behind it. Darwin himself said that if anything was found that could not be formed by gradual processes over million of billions of years his theory would false. Guess what there are hundreds of things out there that could not be formed over millions of billions of years. Second the sole fact that the Bible is the oldest book on the planet gives it more actual history knowledge than you and I combined. However I am not here to change u I am just here to send a ball rolling. As for this experement, even if they create a universe it took many intelligent scientists to even make the thing work which whether or not u like to admit it is Intelligent Design!
by Read Genesis!!!, Portland, on Sep 11, 2008 10:16 AM, Report abuse
THERE IS NO GOD, because there is no perfect being. Not only is perfection itself impossible, but if there was something perfect, it would be impossible for it to create imperfect things. Why would a perfect being create such an imperfect world and people? Religion is a man-made institution of control. If you are offended by my words, know that I didn't write them... GOD DID! Ignorance is bliss.
by Kent Rifken, , on Sep 11, 2008 10:16 AM, Report abuse
also along with jacks response up there it not too long ago whale bones were found in the mountains. Remember the story of Noah's Ark? The Lord flooded the earth. So how can the Bible be fiction if so many facts about it remain?
by Greg, , on Sep 11, 2008 10:25 AM, Report abuse
hw do u came 2 knw dat things carbon r dated 50,000yrs ago, hv god tol u dat???????????
by vijay, bangalore, on Sep 13, 2008 11:27 AM, Report abuse
I don't think, that this is going to create trouble. all the best..
by Anonymous, Bangalore, on Sep 13, 2008 10:27 AM, Report abuse Reply
well i do not know much about science but trying to recreate something like that i dont think that its a good i dea in as much as it is for the advancement of science wont it have repurcussions and what if something goes wrong because we do not know whats going to happen in the future they should let us know what the side effects are or how this would affect us from other countries
by teknoid, harare, on Sep 12, 2008 03:57 PM, Report abuse Reply
Do you know what teknoid means?? If you know the meaning then u should not be writing stuff like this.
by Andy, Bangalore, on Sep 13, 2008 09:36 AM, Report abuse
I want to know if we are all going to die from this experiment, Is it going to work are they a 100% sure that they wont kill us all?? why are they putting the world at risk when their experiment might not even work. are they are willing to kill everyone on this planet, including their own families and friends... Please tell me im scared i dont want to die yet!!
by Anonymous, London, on Sep 12, 2008 11:45 PM, Report abuse Reply
I wonder why people spend so much of man power and man hours for finding the biggining of universe???..with simple logic itself i myself realised that the universe is the creation fron a very siple single conponent.somthing cannot be created from nothing. there is no...such ...nothingness in universe beyond the time and space factor.time and space factors are one of the top areas of human understandings only, because we understand and analises with the capacity we have or using machinaries we designed which never cannot cover the universe....you can say it as impossible..99% of knowledge is out of our ability and reach, as we are part of that creation only. So INSTEAD OF GOING OUT FOR SEARCHING , CLOSE YOUR EYES AND GO IN TO DEEP MEDITATION AND EXPERIENCE THE ONENESS OF UNIVERSE.YOU WILL FIND THAT SIMPLE UNKNOWN VIBRATIONS IN THE TRUE ONE AND ONLY ONE MEDIUM CAUSES MASS AND WHICH IN TURN CAUSES CREATION. instead of drinking the whole of sea water for knowing the saltness of sea, taste a drop will give you the result.OUR ULTIMATE AIM IS KEEP AWAY ALL RELIGION ,NATIONALISM,SECTIONALISM........ETC AND FEEL THE UNIVERSAL CONCEPT AND LIVE ALONG PEACEFULLY AND HARMONIOUSLY IN THE CYCLE OF UNIVERSE.
by Manoj.s.Nair, POURNAMI,MATHILBHAGOM,THIRUVALLA,KERALA,INDIA, on Sep 12, 2008 11:32 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Ramesh, cal, on Sep 12, 2008 11:42 PM, Report abuse
by Ram, Mal, on Sep 12, 2008 11:42 PM, Report abuse
good ore bad god noese only west of money
by basant agrawal, hubli, on Sep 12, 2008 08:57 PM, Report abuse Reply
everything is important for us
by beershashi, tumkur, on Sep 12, 2008 06:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
Its a giant step and a great effort. Dear Scientists and Engineers, I am with you.
by Advaith, Bangalore, India, on Sep 12, 2008 01:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
"...and universe remains intact!" So far... Why do people keep implying we are safe because they turned it on yesterday? It's an experiment that will run for many months. I doubt anything will go wrong, but the fact remains that it could.
by Anonymous, mars city, on Sep 12, 2008 02:51 AM, Report abuse Reply
Man's technology has exceeded his grasp. The LHC is a dangerous gamble as CERN physicist Alvaro De R?jula in the BBC LHC documentary, 'The $6,000,000,000 Experiment', incredibly admits quote, "science is what we do when we don't know what we're doing."
by SaneScienceOrg, Boston, on Sep 12, 2008 12:12 AM, Report abuse Reply
How do you people even know if this experiment will even work. The past has already happened and pretty soon we will become the past. God does things for a reason and i doubt that he would allow time travel to mess with his creations. If this is at all possible (which i doubt it is) why haven't we gone back in time yet or have any evidence of time travel. Or better yet why hasn't a thought occured to anybody about going to the future. Why a blackhole? Why mess with God's earth? WHY?
by Adam Whitaker, Junction City, on Sep 11, 2008 08:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
The Hadron Collider Controversy Sub:NAHI NAHI PASYATE DRUKKUM KARANE COSMOLOGY ORIGINS-VEDAS_INTERLINKS BE SENSIBLE TO SAVE EARTH PLANET When Big-Bang is under question and Particle Physics has to look for COSMIC DANCE OF LORD SIVA ! WHY ADD DESTRUCTIVE SPIRIT TO EARTH ? INSTEAD SEARCH SEARCH SANCTITY OF LIFE ! Oh GOD! CAN YOU SAVE FROM TRASH MIND-SET? Vidyardhi Nanduri Cosmology World Peace
by Vidyardhi Nandu, Hyderabad, on Sep 11, 2008 05:36 PM, Report abuse Reply
CERN Fiasco - the end of the world is nigh It appears that the Media has frightened the people to death with the notion that yesterday the world might have ended. I had numerous calls over the last week from family and contacts asking what will happen on Wednesday 10th Sept. I told them absolutely nothing. In fact some people who I had considered previously level-headed were literally unhinged about the whole matter. But the worst part of this media hype is that the collision of protons does not actually happen until around the start of October. Therefore in their quest to sell newspapers they have literally conned the people with misinformation, as yesterday was no more than switching on the electrical systems and testing if protons would travel the 17 miles long system at CERN with no hiccups. When October comes, the Media will again most likely frighten everyone to death again, just in the quest to sell their goods. Isn't it time therefore that the Media got their facts right and apologized to the people who they have conned through misinformation - their readers. Indeed one guy had a letter posted in the Guardian stating that it was their last publication. Therefore one has to ask, has the Guardian also lost its marbles? Unfortunately one tragic outcome of all this that has emerged is a young woman in India committed suicide convinced that the world would end on Wednesday. Although her father tried his best she poisoned herself in the early hours of the same day. One life is too much. The Media should learn and not have the deaths of any person on their hands. But the question has to be asked, how many more actually took their lives through this blatant misinformation ? unfortunately probably hundreds at least taking into account people with depressive conditions throughout the world. I don?t think that the Media will be looking into publishing these figures but where there again, they may think that they can sell even more of their papers. Unfortunately, it is a very sad world that we live in presently and where money counts above human life itself. Dr David Hill World Innovation Foundation Charity (WIFC) Bern, Switzerland
by dr david hill, bern, on Sep 11, 2008 05:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
And one other thing, for all you folks concerned with this project going ahead while others are starving, or needy, or dying, consider this... what would you do, if you were the most powerful person on earth, subject to the constraints placed on you by the laws of whatever land you chose to hypothetically make your seat of power? When I run through this scenario, I arrive at pretty much the same things: 1) many folks are lazy. Why help that lot if they won't help themselves? I can't think of a good reason. 2) many folks are being starved to death very much on purpose by their own government, depending on who's in power and to which ethnic group the citizens happen to belong. 3) many folks are dying in vast numbers due to civil war, genocide, mass persecution, etc. Some of this stuff has to happen in order to get the attention of inside or outside the country who can make a difference, before a change can be made for the better. Hundreds of thousands lost their lives in the early years of the United States so that slavery might be brought to an end (although there are still folks enslaving each other in Africa today). Many more died to stop Naziism in World War 2. Today, at the behest of a rational, freedom-loving government in Afghanistan, NATO member nations are sending their loved ones into combat there so that Afghan women may have an education and so that folks can disagree on matters of religion without getting killed for it. For the nations where the government is run by a dictator, and one or other ethnic group there is being starved to death so that the dictator's power will be less threatened by the populace, what should we do? Sending food and aid money loses its appeal when it's the dictator who wants to prevent that very thing from happening. Vote the dictator out of office? Dictatorships generally do not work so democratically, so elections are not an option. The only practical solutions to oppressive dictatorships are revolution from within, or de-thronement from without. It takes many years, many lives, and incredible amounts of money to go into another country, de-throne an oppressive ruler, and set up a stable, democratic government. When seeking to help the dying, oppressed masses, consider how we would make a case to enter their country uninvited by that country's government, topple that government, and establish security so that the new government can take root and take control. How many nations can be brought freedom for the cost of a Large Hadron Collider is not really the question. The question is, how do we make a real, practical, achievable difference?
by John, Surrey, BC, on Sep 11, 2008 01:53 PM, Report abuse Reply
you are right. it's seemed that you are knowledgeable enough.
by Parazzi, San Deago, on Sep 11, 2008 03:59 PM, Report abuse
i hope that you get a breakthrough of a century and may all the scientist's working at the facility break a test tube!
by nteboheng, gauteng, on Sep 11, 2008 02:49 PM, Report abuse Reply
We, the humanity, is always driven by the motivating force of the thirst for more and more knowledge. The Higg's Boson can not evade from us for long, even though a tiny Bib-Bang may be necessary to discover it. But, are we trying to eat "Fruit" from the "Forbidden Tree of Knowledge"? Are we heading towards the end of this universe? For more info: http://jogygeorge.cat.googlepages.com/myviews
by Jogy George, Indore, India, on Sep 11, 2008 02:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
Ever stopped and asked yourself how the first DNA strain might have been created? DNA is like complex code written in chemical format. So complex that we only in the last couple of years deciphered some of the gene sequencing. It's almost as if it were designed that way. And yet some will go to all ends to explain away the origin of DNA as being the result a chance lightning strike on a pool of precursor goo. Those folks might want to consider the possibility that creation and evolution work together, rather than being mutually exclusive theories. Once having made that consideration, next they might try asking themselves, "if there is/was a creator, what then?" Yes, we might have to take stock of ourselves and our thoughts and our actions because we might have to wonder if we weren't accountable to a higher power after all. But, in the name of not being held accountable, for not having to place faith in a higher power, we can go ahead and try to explain how DNA could have written itself.
by John, Surrey, BC, on Sep 11, 2008 01:25 PM, Report abuse Reply
I know.. some people think we know everything. the truth is we don't even know half of it. That's why scientists exist! to make discovery through experiments and to make an attempt of answering those questions. Maybe if we carry on with this experiment then we can prove that if the Big Bang really created us. If it fails, maybe we will come in terms with the theory that God created the universe? I just hope we won't all be shattered into billions of pieces. If so then i truly wish to be a doctor for at least one day before I die.. Im still 16!:(
by Cathy Zhang, Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 01:33 PM, Report abuse
why can we waste such money with out knowing much about it and its results ?big bang theory is in its primary stage and we are taking risk to prove it.
by yogesh jindal, noida, on Sep 11, 2008 01:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
I have one word for you: ARMAGEDDON
by mE AND hIM, JHB, on Sep 11, 2008 01:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
Genius are crazy. They are atheist. They try to elaborate of how the universe exists, but in fact, that they cannot explain how they could be born in this world.
by Priesto, Vatican City, on Sep 11, 2008 12:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
So can you explain how you were born into this world? Wait, i don't think I need to ask you, I can just go to my bookshelf an get out that red covered book, the Bible. But Religion is based on stories, happenings that are recorded from the past. Science is the investigation into the future. Don't get me wrong, i high regard religion as the only thing that can bring peace in this world. However, Christianity is a mere theory of the past. No one can prove that. the only record is the Bible but no one can verify that.
by Cathy Zhang, Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 12:45 PM, Report abuse
Birth can be simply and easily explained from a biological perspective.
by Philippe, Trois-Rivi?res, Qu?bec, Canada, on Sep 11, 2008 12:48 PM, Report abuse
I think the point he's making is that NO ONE can truly explain birth. yes, there's a biological pattern to it, but what causes the spark? what causes two DNA's to combine so perfectly that they form (or don't form) into a human (or any living thing for that reason). the bible doesn't explain things, it gives you a reference to live by, help your neighbor, love them as you love yourself, and understand that no one is perfect, not one. the people who take the bible literally are just as bad as those who completely disregard it IMHO
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 12:52 PM, Report abuse
Some people like to explore previously unknown territories, some people like the new, and such people shouldn't be called crazy.
by Philippe, Trois-Rivi?res, Qu?bec, Canada, on Sep 11, 2008 12:58 PM, Report abuse
and some people like to pursue self-serving ideals while turning a blind eye to the suffering and war all around them too, I guess they're justified since it's what they want, right?
by yup, America, on Sep 11, 2008 01:02 PM, Report abuse
Why does scientists want to create something that is at high risk, which may or may not wipe the world out? Is it to prove that there is no God that exists and we should all believe in the Big Bang? But have people ever wondered about the balance between Religion a.k.a Christianity in which says god created the world and the "Big Bang" which almost every scientist believe in just to make sure that science is their's and every body elses top priority? Why preventing everything from moving forward? The future is what we need to look into NOT the past which makes your brain full of puzzles. Because the past is the past, people could NOT state anything for CERTAIN...
by Tina Li, Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 12:52 PM, Report abuse Reply
I am NOT telling everyone that they cant hv different religious beliefs or no belief or a strong science beliefs. But I think that creating too much high technology things firstly harm the earth and secondly cause arguments between people. Why would you want to risk your life JUST 2 do find the origin of the earth...the question I want to ask is WHAT IS THE POINT?
by Tina Li, Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 01:01 PM, Report abuse
Well, Tina, Im glad you agree with my perspective. I completely agree with what you are saying. I think this may be a good thing in another angle, maybe we can learn more about ourselves through this experiment, who knows? P.s Teapots are just cool. cough
by Cathy Zhang, Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 01:01 PM, Report abuse
what i want to know is why they are going thru with it if its capable of creating black holes?
by M smith, toowoomba , QLD australia, on Sep 11, 2008 01:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
too all those who think this a worthwhile gamble, I say we meet and play us some Russian Roulette, you go first!
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 12:59 PM, Report abuse Reply
RELIGION IS THE CAUSE FOR MOST WARS LOOK IT UP.
by jewishbigben, new york, on Sep 11, 2008 12:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
Yes, SOME wars are caused by Religion. HOWEVER, most wars in the 21 century are caused by conflicts, land authorization, amount of crude oil etc etc. Even though I am not religious and I am a firm believer of science, I still think that Religion is the only thing that can slow scientific developments down. In many ways this is actually a good thing. If a young child is running too fast he is bound to fall over and scrape his knee.
by Cathy Zhang, Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 12:54 PM, Report abuse
I think people are not dumb enough to be scared of a simple science experiment. Only all the theoreticians who are staying in the abstract mathematical world far apart from the real world. Thinking they know everything about how nature as well as this universe works based on their own theory based on their abstract mathematics are the most afraid ones as their theory can be proved to be wrong after the experiment.
by Anonymous, Kolkata, on Sep 11, 2008 12:50 PM, Report abuse Reply
I think this kind of experiment will not really be useful in confirming current speculative theory but rather give birth to a whole new spectrum of theories.
by Philippe, Trois-Rivi?res, Qu?bec, Canada, on Sep 11, 2008 12:45 PM, Report abuse Reply
most of the comments here make me feel bad about the people...REAL bad about the people. Why so many silly/uniformed people reading a science blog?
by SuperiorSteve, SuperiorCity, on Sep 11, 2008 11:57 AM, Report abuse Reply
by mikey, brisbane, on Sep 11, 2008 12:33 PM, Report abuse
see, there's 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand Binary and those who don't and there's two kinds of being 'informed' as you say, Intelligence and Wisdom. maybe you're just too dang intelligent to understand when to say enough already?
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 12:44 PM, Report abuse
Pls let me know how we can watch this experiment on our computer.We are having internet connection of Cable.
by Pawan Mittal, Mumbai.India, on Sep 11, 2008 12:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
Science and Religion are two things that are constantly linked together. Without either one of those, our world is going to collapse internally. As the clock ticks by, second after second. Our world is alternating dramatically. As technology advances at 99.999998% of the speed of light, many people are trapped inside the web of imagination. They forget basic morals. What's the point of recreating the Big Bang? If the truth about creation is relished through an experiment would it benefit the world? The ideas of Christianity would be thrown over, without religion the world will never be peaceful again. Wars/under-age sex/abortion/abduction. The occurances of all those things would increase exponentially. Shouldn't we just move forward, instead of lingering between the past and present, like a semi-colon, unsure of who we are, what we are.
by Cathy Zhang, Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 12:31 PM, Report abuse Reply
What if this is why there are so many other black holes? Maybe society gets so far and collides particles, then BAMO! We die out, the next galaxy is born int he chaos. I say we do it and prove once more to the end of the world propagandists that it isn't coming. Interesting theory to say the least. If God really didn't want us messing with stuff like this, the science wouldn't work, that is if there is a god. To all the close minded sheep.. BAAAAA!!! Close your eyes and walk towards the light while handing 10% to child molesting priests and pastures.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 09:59 AM, Report abuse Reply
HA, you've got a twisted view cuz you're from Colorado, home of the worst kind of religious fuctards. Take a step back, quit associating God with what MAN has made Him into and maybe you'll find in your heart that there is more to life than Science and correlation-based theories. Were YOU here when the Universe was created, were YOU here when the Earth was made. unless you were, technically you are facing your faith in something just as 'far-fetched' as God as you say. unfortunately, what you fail to realize is the very issue that you seem to distrust God is what may cause your undoing, the twisting of it all by MAN.
by justin, chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 11:41 AM, Report abuse
I have been around my share of religious jack offs to say the least. The comments above were designed to draw a reaction from someone, I thought it was missed but am happy to see your reply. I have no thoughts on god, other than man is incorrect about it and has confused spirituality with religion. It's an easy hot button to push right now if you really want to see someone react with passion.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:47 AM, Report abuse
But maybe God wants to finish it all and that is why he let us build the Hadron
by Tom, Melbourne, on Sep 11, 2008 11:49 AM, Report abuse
well in that case I think we're close to the same page. I personally DO believe we can make life better through innovation, but this pushes it a little far. we have the power to solve world hunger, cure diseases, and make the world clean without smashin particles together at the cost of 10 bil USD. I'm just sayin, fix what's broken before you try to solve the mysteries of it. I mean obv we haven't figured out how to get past our own selves yet or none of us would be having this conversation, right?
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 11:56 AM, Report abuse
I am more concerned about the narrow mindedness of people who believe that science and God cannot exist in the same universe. If you don't believe in Him, why do you have to make stupid statements? Are you ignorant?
by Reborn, Johannesburg, on Sep 11, 2008 12:02 PM, Report abuse
No. I'm an asshole. There is a difference, but it's hard to see. An asshole says things to make you mad intentionally, while someone who is ignorant does it without intention.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:06 PM, Report abuse
Did you miss my reply? This was not an accidental statement, I said it to draw reaction, and so far it's doing quite well. I do believe that god and science can co-exist, it's religion that takes issue to this when science contradicts it's old dusty book.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:08 PM, Report abuse
Indubitably, science and God CAN coexist, so long as we don't lose sight of what science is good for, enhancing life. There may be good that could come from this, yes, but Oppenheimer later in life questioned whether his discoveries were worth it. Sadly I think we are too smug in our assumption we can control all the variables.
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 12:13 PM, Report abuse
AMEN BROTHA!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA ******* A Ray
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by Scared and para, Roseburg, on Sep 11, 2008 12:26 PM, Report abuse
RELIGION IS THE SHIT THAT HAS BEEN TOO MUCH OF A HUMAN RESTRICTION. IT HAS HINDERED US AS HUMANS.
by Scared and para, Roseburg, on Sep 11, 2008 12:30 PM, Report abuse
All i can say is wow.. LOL. Im suprised we never died xD.. They Way they Explained it. Was to collide Particals Towards eachother, to create the big bang. In theory it shoudl work. But Is it Not tru to AMke teh Big bang ANtimatter and Matter collided wish each other and created mini explosions and such.. The atom Bomb Was A Miniture big bang, so to speak. So realy this project was a waste of money xD Lol blakc hole you guys are freaks....
by Scotteh, Nanoose Bay, on Sep 11, 2008 11:52 AM, Report abuse Reply
They've only done a test run, from what I've read. Only one beam had been sent. Particle smashing will take place next month. Not sure of the exact date.
by Teena, KCMO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:27 PM, Report abuse
INSPITE OF THE DANGERS THAT WE PEOPLE ARE FEARING OF,IF IT IS UNSUCCESSFULL.HOW MUCH WE ARE GOING TO GAIN.
by SPANDAN GHOSH, HOWRAH, on Sep 11, 2008 12:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
This experiment is eerily close to the story of the video game Half Life. Just to be safe I am going to get my crowbar handy.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:03 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Teena, KCMO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:12 AM, Report abuse
Not only does it seem like the story of half-life, but look at this http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/f/fd/LHC_Gordan_Freeman.jpg strange coincidence, don't you think?
by Krystal, Coolum, on Sep 11, 2008 11:54 AM, Report abuse
by yogi, india, on Sep 11, 2008 12:12 PM, Report abuse
You would need to have played Half Life to get this, or read about it. The hero in this game uses a crow bar to fight off creatures that came through a dimensional gap created by a science experiment gone wrong. This is the game that defined the modern first person shooter, if you have not played it, I recommend you do so. You can get it at www.steampowered.com
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:15 PM, Report abuse
To get this joke you will have to have played, or heard about the game "Half Life". It's the game that defined the modern first person shooter and I highly recommend it.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:16 PM, Report abuse
However, I'd have to say that TFC was the best game out of that pack, in my opinion. Would you happen to have a spare crowbar, though? I'd like to be prepared.
by Teena, KCMO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:22 PM, Report abuse
by ISHAAN, ahd, on Sep 11, 2008 12:24 PM, Report abuse
TRUTHFULLY i live in the moutains now so be the world may do as you wish and at least i have a better chance!!HA HA HA AH AHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
by Scared and para, Roseburg, on Sep 11, 2008 12:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
I didn't know mountains were immune to massive planet killing black holes!!!! I am moving to the mountains ASAP
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:12 PM, Report abuse
by Scared and para, Roseburg, on Sep 11, 2008 12:24 PM, Report abuse
Google's banner page features a picture of the LHC, MORE proof this is doomed from the get go. Google is Skynet in the making. haha (sorry, had to lighten this up a little)
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 12:16 PM, Report abuse Reply
Cmon, its not like they got a bund of redneck jerk offs together and gave em all a few billion to see what kind of mess they could make. This project is a collaboration of the best of the best from all types of different disciplines throughout the world. Isnt it just great to get that type of group together for a reason other than by force to win a war? Let scientists be scientists and further knowledge and technology for all mankind.
by Cullen, CowTown, on Sep 11, 2008 12:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
if you people dont like this then change the channel
by dry, pemne, on Sep 11, 2008 12:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
hae is there any chance of a black hole????
by nda, Wellington, on Sep 11, 2008 12:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
the scientists are ""quick to point out that its a controlled enviroment "",,,,,,,,and im quick to point out that chernobyl ,,,and many other like examples that we can think of were controlled enviroments that lost control ,,,and went wrong ...but if im made from ashes from the stars then its only fair my ashes return to the stars ,,,,,,beam me up
by adam blowers, bunbury, on Sep 11, 2008 11:59 AM, Report abuse Reply
and im quick to point out that Chernobyl was using already premade nuclear material which is unstable in itself, two particles of colliding matter are nothing, it happens all the time at even greater strengths, all this is is a controlled environment with a giant digital camera to take a picture of it happening. there are many types of physics you obviously do not understand. this is nothing, black holes have been created before on earth and you can even buy little atom smashing kits on the internet at such places like united nuclear. dont be afraid of a simple science experiment
by Andrew, Ottawa, on Sep 11, 2008 12:13 PM, Report abuse
Cool... what? This is way over my head. :)
by gabe, CHANDLER, on Sep 11, 2008 12:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
When Mountain Everest was climbed it was projected as if man peeped into the Heaven. Time will prove the present experiment too would be just an ordinary spicy event, in the history of human.
by Gopi, Chennai, on Sep 11, 2008 12:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
IMPOSSIBLE U R WSTING U R TIME
by SRI, DOHA, on Sep 11, 2008 12:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
lets die together. Call that day" dino return"
by Craig Cosmo, Ho Chi Minh, on Sep 11, 2008 12:08 PM, Report abuse Reply
I'll go make the special cool-aid.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:10 PM, Report abuse
I think it ll open new dimensions in the study of all the feilds of creation of this universe, of whish we form a very small part.
by Gurphej s Cheem, patiala, on Sep 11, 2008 12:09 PM, Report abuse Reply
i think its a load of crap just to see if the big bang worked..i mean who gives a crap.and there endanering the world while doing this stupid experiment. may death come swiftly to the people who made that machine
by ben lillas, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 09:28 AM, Report abuse Reply
I agree. We were all talkin bout it today. My friend cant grasp the consept tha over 6 million people MAY die. Actually i don't know if I agree or not... It's only a 20% chance the world gonna blow... So if you are really worried do what my friends gonna do- do what you want in the amount of time we have. As for me... well, I'm gonna let the scientists do their job.
by Kat, Darwin, NT, Down Under, on Sep 11, 2008 12:08 PM, Report abuse
Appropriate Quote that sums up the travesties of religion, science, and everything human: 'The worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions' time is ALSO a theory. we experience it, just like gravity, but it's all relative. live your life hollow and cold or accept that some things might just be beyond YOUR comprehension and actually get busy making your life worth something to someone.
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 12:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
WHAT ARE THE NEGITIVE EFFECTS, I KNOW WHAT IT CAN DO IF IT WORKS BUT WHAT IF IT DOESN'T, WHAT IS THE WORST CASE EFFECT THAT IT COULD HAVE. COULD IT CAUSE WIDE SPREAD DISTRUCTION BUT THE ENERGY USED TO MOVE PLATES, EARTHQUAKES, SHIFT AIR AND WATER MOVEMENTS? TIDE SHIFTS, WHAT IS THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN, THERE MUST BE A POSITIVE REPORT OUT AND A NEGITIVE REPORT OUT.
by MARRYATT kEVIN, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, on Sep 11, 2008 11:59 AM, Report abuse Reply
On this same line of logic: If you leave your house tomorrow you may die in a bus crash. I shutter to think what the world would be like to day if throughout history man always did what was the safest known option.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 12:02 PM, Report abuse
Who?s to say that these tiny black holes that this thing makes isn?t letting out transmission waves into them and out into our past and for some reason some of these people back then were able to hear it BECAUSE the world was so much quieter then, and you could hear it
by Scared and para, Roseburg, on Sep 11, 2008 12:02 PM, Report abuse Reply
Please, Please, Please, go read some hawking and then come back to us with your concerns, and to the person who said evolution is just a theory....Do you know a single thing about evolution? Yes it is just a theory, but so is gravity. Are you going to make another helpless attempt trying to disprove it because it is just a theory? It may be just a theory but there is, beyond reasonable doubt, enough evidence to support it. I am not even sure why you're arguing it in the firstplace considering that it could just be the answer to how and not why.
by Mr. Bill, Sedro-Woolley, Wa., on Sep 11, 2008 12:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
oh whatever , if god exist or not, if they have right or not, if i was her when the earth was created whatever, we cant stop them anyways, if all human kind explodes and goes kaboom then i guess, we where nothign before we were born and we are all gona die EVENTUALLY< and theres the other 2012 theory that the world is going to end then too, soo dont trip live your life right now, if the scientists say they have the machine in a control enviroment , they kno what they are doing,,,, they where the ones who created it right, they are the experts, but still i get how living is really important and people dont want to die . just Chill and sit back , nothing happend today , and maybe not even tomorrow, and still who garantees u that your not gonna be killed by a car crash tomorrow or something else???. its the same thing, except that with this machine you kno already
by F.R, Issaquah, on Sep 11, 2008 12:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
Look at it this way: if it all works out, a lot of people are going to feel like idiots. If it doesn't, they won't be feeling like idiots for long. But if there is any species on this planet more likely to shoot itself in the evolutionary foot that makind its lemmings. (althought they're less likely to implode the world)
by chris, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 12:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
no creating a nuke is the worst thing ever
by mina bekheet sa, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 11:44 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by Poranamoana, South Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 11:58 AM, Report abuse
this is true no god. the universe is just a brewing pot of everything and anything.
by Scared and para, Roseburg, on Sep 11, 2008 11:56 AM, Report abuse Reply
if evolution is a 'fact', you must have been a product of survival of the stupidest
by boo yah, in your face, on Sep 11, 2008 11:58 AM, Report abuse
I am amazed that we can move stuff at the speed of light (or very close to it). Next is warp speed! I can't wait to say "engage" and jump into warp speed. I hope the next car I buy has a mini collider for an engine, and photon torpedoes.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:58 AM, Report abuse Reply
how the f*** did God get into this, whether or not IS GOD THERE TO STOP THE SCIENTISTS?! This is completely retarded, and ridiculous, this science experiment is bullshit. I do not agree to this at all! Not one bit the Scientists that are creating this can just go jump off cliffs if they want to die so bad. Really, I honestly don't give a shit about the Galaxy nor how it was created. Even if it was successful, we learn what it does... now what? That's it? Lame ass Scientists .
by Anonymous, Portland, on Sep 11, 2008 11:55 AM, Report abuse Reply
Church And Religion Is a way to scam people of their moneys xD I must hand it to jesus THE BEST CONARTISTOUT THERE!! :D The Bible is fileld wiht fiction morals and storys to scare kids and put them in line, for yyears to come, evolution has been proven :D
by Scotteh, Nanoose Bay, on Sep 11, 2008 11:55 AM, Report abuse Reply
This seems like a very dangerous experiment. I do want to know how the big bang worked, but i do not believe that it should potentially endanger over 6 billion people. Scientists do not know what will happen, and if there is a disaster, it may be very deadly to the world.
by Bongiboy, San Francisco, on Sep 11, 2008 09:10 AM, Report abuse Reply
scientists also didnt know if the atom bomb would blow up the world, but they did it anyway
by nick, canada, on Sep 11, 2008 09:17 AM, Report abuse
Ask the folks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki how well that Atom bomb improved THEIR lives... oh wait, they were all instantly vaporized and anyone who did survive has probably succumb to cancer from the radiation. Or how bout those nice folks in Chernobyl? I'm sure they LOVE what the scientists did there, yup! work or not, it's only going to be bas%$dized by the greedy and the rich.
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 11:49 AM, Report abuse
I totally agree but I hope this re assures you but the size of the black hole is no bigger then a ... *well not the size of a cluster of atoms* but im sure the scientists conducting this expirement should be able to evaporate it before it does any damage
by elly jelly, New Zealan Auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 11:52 AM, Report abuse
ya , lets just lead our lives and dont do anything new..there won't be any new inventions and discoveries ,coz we'd be shit scared of anything and everything !!! come on!! get ur facts right!! everyone wants to believe the negative i.e blackhole, strangelets, and wat not , whereas the scientists who know this shit are shouting at the top of their voice it is safe and givin proof for their comments !!
by guns, delhi, on Sep 11, 2008 11:53 AM, Report abuse
by Anonymous, ?, on Sep 11, 2008 11:53 AM, Report abuse Reply
so wait. we are depending the fate of the ENTIRE planet on the THEORY that we wont destroy ourselves by steven hawking? He may be smart but hes still human and humans make mistakes. wether it destroys us now, i GUARANTEE it will destroy us later. Because we all now that in only a few years they will some how turn this machine, and anything that is created from it, into a something that goes boom on the "badguys". cuz thats what we do.
by Kristian, Edmonton, on Sep 11, 2008 10:12 AM, Report abuse Reply
by ytryr, try, on Sep 11, 2008 10:56 AM, Report abuse
Correction: Steven Hawking doesn't really like/care for this idea. I personally agree that we can't 'solve' all the world's problems with technology. I think we can improve problems through hard work and sacrifice. The quote above from the ancient Greeks underlines this PERFECTLY, I'd like to add that I do believe the folly and arrogance of man will be the downfall of mankind. God gave us free will, but with freedom comes responsibility. too bad we all trust the 'experts' so much that we don't stop to actually help our fellow man the proven way. No, we experiment and try to buy ourselves out of debt with things like these
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 11:26 AM, Report abuse
This THEORY is quite some fairytale. I'll believe in BILLIONS OF YEARS, when there is sufficient evidence of that. As far as these scientists deciding our fate, that is a load of bull to. Believe you me, good ol' GEORGE W. BUSH would not let something like a silly LHC take him down. Besides, GLOBAL WARMING WILL KILL US ALL ANYWAYS!!! Wonder what Gore would say to this LHC? He always has something to say. Additionaly, we are not going to die. It is a publicity stunt to continue to gain more funding and a larger percent of people interested in something that the WAY TO SMART and WACKY people only care about. There is no such thing as BAD PUBLICITY!!! BELAY ON!!!
by OMNIPOTENT SCIE, O.C. California, on Sep 11, 2008 11:52 AM, Report abuse
LET DO IT!!!! COME ON IF WE DONT TRY WE DONT KNW WHAT WILL HAPPEN>>>>>>
by WANZ..., KUALA LUMPUR, on Sep 11, 2008 11:23 AM, Report abuse Reply
we do know what will happen we will all ****** die you idiot this experement or whatever it is has got everyone freaked out all because of some german dix that have nothing better to do with there lives why play god leave that to him
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by no frills, , on Sep 11, 2008 11:51 AM, Report abuse
how is science worth risking killing us all its inconciderate to make us suffer if something did go wrong!!!
by jonathan, newcastle- england, on Sep 11, 2008 11:51 AM, Report abuse Reply
I agree. They are not full of opinions. They are full of SHIT is more like it.
by pooh, dgfdzfg, on Sep 11, 2008 11:45 AM, Report abuse Reply
Watch your back! love from New Zealand
by Rambo, Poirua, on Sep 11, 2008 11:51 AM, Report abuse
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
by JJ DANJER, Reading, PA, on Sep 11, 2008 09:50 AM, Report abuse Reply
i find your blind faith in a 'God' that only exists to you because people have told you its what you should believe disturbing
by tom, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 10:22 AM, Report abuse
by Keith, Hollidaysburg, on Sep 11, 2008 10:47 AM, Report abuse
Faith in God - if I'm wrong I die and that's that Faith in man - if you're wrong we ALL die and that's that. I don't know bout you all, but i'll take God over man anyday and live my life the best I can.
by Justin, Chicago, on Sep 11, 2008 11:34 AM, Report abuse
I don't know why we have to turn this comment into "OMG there is a GOD!" or "God doesn't exist because dinosaurs are from another planet and flew here on noodle based ships". I'll take this comment as a funny star wars quote and move on with life.
by Dave, Explosion of Life, on Sep 11, 2008 11:50 AM, Report abuse
This new Particle Accelerator might be scary? Like once prophesized? And something comes out the 7 head beast from the bible, or how the anti Christ is supposed to be of Middle Eastern descent. Well if you were someone from around 100 A.D. and heard Presidential Candidate Obama?s name and the fact that you don?t speak English? this particle accelerator is scary but in the end? well is already when it is. And now that the internet problems they had for the live broadcast that crashed and caused them to catch some flak, will now be fixed and all around the world will see the things (7 headed beast) maybe even as small as a virus consume or something bad happen to all around the people on what will be called Ground Zero. The crazy weather, the need for new energy, the soon to come chaos of the need for new energy, earthquakes, and how much people are willing to tell you how much they judge or dislike something about you then help you in a time of need, of tell you how good you look that day. Think about we are all coming to our predicted end. Welcome ya?ll --Scared & Paranoid --
by Scared and para, Roseburg, on Sep 11, 2008 11:49 AM, Report abuse Reply
Crazy sceintists aren't they? I was just wondering what the heck is this particle theory!!! The whole jargon is just could fail miserably, well I hope it wont. Could thay find a cure for AIDS or other deadly diseases by observing this particle matter. Why worry about the mass so much it is (mass) so beautifull that defines the art, sex, language and everything including science. One last request dont end the world I still have to do lots of things!!!!!
by Tony, Melbourne, on Sep 11, 2008 11:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
rofl i dont belive in god if he did ever exist why do we have wars bombs and what was the point of him putting us on earth if were only gonna die aprox 70 years later and the scientist completly have my support
by mina bekheet sa, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 11:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
ITS NOT ABOUT THE BIG BANG LOL
by KIWI, CHRISTCHURCH, on Sep 11, 2008 10:28 AM, Report abuse Reply
by sudhanshu singh, lucknow, on Sep 11, 2008 10:32 AM, Report abuse
Stupid farking kiwis...stupidest people on this earth!
by zed, duluth mn, on Sep 11, 2008 10:48 AM, Report abuse
<zed> Don't judge a whole country on how 1 person thinks, arn't we all entitled 2 our own views? I believe this LHC machine is a good idea. But insulting all of NZ is not cool!
by Jeanette, Dunedin, New Zealand, on Sep 11, 2008 11:45 AM, Report abuse
if its going to create a new earth it'll be coming out of Sweden which will be hilarious
by Tom, Melbourne, on Sep 11, 2008 11:44 AM, Report abuse Reply
Dude, have you even read the bible? You don?t even know what you are arguing against. As a creationist, I really don?t care if this proton smasher works or not. Think about that for a moment. Besides evolution is a theory. That means it hasn?t been proven. There is a word for believing something not proven. That word is FAITH. If you believe in evolution, you have more faith than I do, and I go to church twice a week at least.
by mykul, Calgary, on Sep 11, 2008 11:43 AM, Report abuse Reply
by dipesh, indore, on Sep 11, 2008 11:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
they better stop before they blow up this mutha
by Juanito, antioch, on Sep 11, 2008 11:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
An additional and possibly necessary layer of control may be added to the collision in October if the experiment were presided over by Barak Obama. Since he claims to be able to bring the United States completely off oil dependence in 10 years, and if he can control the level of the seas, then mitigating any unforseen consequences of this planned collision should be easily within his portfolio. I heartily recommend United States Sen. (D) Barack Obama for the role of containment.
by John, Surrey, BC, on Sep 11, 2008 11:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
I didn't give my consent to my death wtf
by Anonymous, , on Sep 11, 2008 11:41 AM, Report abuse Reply
Were you given any guarantees on life?
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:41 AM, Report abuse
It saddens me to see so much ignorance. 90% percent of the people who comment on this subject don't understand anything about it but have strong opinions against it. This is what media, tv and bad movies done to us: we are full of opinions, but empty of thoughts.
by Anonymous, Easteuropeantrash, on Sep 11, 2008 11:34 AM, Report abuse Reply
I agree. They are not full of opinions. They are full of SHIT is more like it.
by pooh, , on Sep 11, 2008 11:41 AM, Report abuse
Crazy... I think they will try to create GOD after this..
by JCRamones, Kuala Lumpur, on Sep 11, 2008 11:35 AM, Report abuse Reply
Man I hope so. I want to invite got and JC over for a BBQ to figure out what they really wanted, vs what man has perverted religion into.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:38 AM, Report abuse
by dipesh, indore, on Sep 11, 2008 11:37 AM, Report abuse Reply
We have to explore universe and it will change our thinking. We will come out from old believes.
by Farooq Imam, San Francisco, on Sep 11, 2008 11:37 AM, Report abuse Reply
Why are they allowed to do something that could potentially kid all human life.. this makes no sense and i am completely against it! this is competely insane! who cares how the world was made .. your just spending a wholelot of money that should be used to help make our preious world better.. not kill everyone! this is the worste thing ive ever heard a scientest do!
by Maria, canberra, on Sep 11, 2008 11:34 AM, Report abuse Reply
This is not the only threat to all human life Don't forget about the super volcanoes and asteroids on a collision course! This is just one possible threat.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:37 AM, Report abuse
well to say the lest, some people should shut up. ok. lets say they completly recreate the big bang, the universe created would be too small to feel even if it went through you.
by Jared H. 2nd co, Elkhorn City, on Sep 11, 2008 10:46 AM, Report abuse Reply
this machine isn't trying to recreate the big bang only recreat the particles present before and possibly during the big bang
by stef, ed ab ca, on Sep 11, 2008 11:35 AM, Report abuse
lol but true it is kinda a load on your wallet what was is how many billion
by mina bekheet sa, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 11:34 AM, Report abuse Reply
what is proton ray how its work?
by sondip, delhi, on Sep 11, 2008 11:06 AM, Report abuse Reply
I am not telling you. The chance is too high that you'll use it as a terrorist weapon!!
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:08 AM, Report abuse
That's an extremely close and small minded comment to think that anyone with a Indian or middle eastern name is a terrorist.
by more_enlightene, Oregon, on Sep 11, 2008 11:26 AM, Report abuse
It was a joke, and a funny one at that. This world is trying to be so damn sensitive to everyone all the time that a joke can't be just a joke anymore. It was just a joke. I work with and respect several people of Indian decent. Well I respect some of them, one of them is just an ass.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:33 AM, Report abuse
no not as a terriost weapon futher down the coments people are saying if this fails it will be come the real doomsday and i said it basicly is lets see u got polution,necular explosives aka weapons of mass distruction, globel warming and a hek lot more, btw if any spelling errors aint my fault im not that smart im only human
by mina bekheet sa, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 11:32 AM, Report abuse Reply
is the word rille going to end i hope it does not happen please thank you ......
by sam, vic, on Sep 11, 2008 11:32 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Anonymous, , on Sep 11, 2008 11:31 AM, Report abuse Reply
why would you guys make a lhc if there is a possibility on the earth coming to an end. such as a black hole
by Anthony merlin, Watson Lake, on Sep 11, 2008 11:30 AM, Report abuse Reply
oi idiots even if it will become doomsday were to late u alrleady got terriost andglobel warming necular bombs its allready doomsday and the hole point of the test is to fiund out what exactly caused the univers to exist if it fails yeah we could all die if it dosent we just figgured out one of the univeres greatest secrets
by mina bekheet sa, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 11:25 AM, Report abuse Reply
The earth is cyclical between tropical and ice age climates. Man's assumption that we're the cause of global warming is pre-mature and slanted by grant seeking scientists. I feel we need to consume less, and pollute less as an individual, however 1 volcano eruption can put out as much pollution as we do in thousands years and the earth recovers.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:30 AM, Report abuse
In my opinion a fist of crazy scientis do not have the right to snatch our right to live. At least one representative scientist of each country of the world should have been taken into account and then it could have been decided. As news are coming , if it fails will commence the end of the world......we don't know whether we are marching to a dark end or ........? Though as an optimist I hope everything goes fine and wish we may not have to face the real DOOMS DAY
by Balram R singh, Kolkata, IIndia, on Sep 11, 2008 11:17 AM, Report abuse Reply
Better add God to your list of crazy scientists, these things hit the moon and earth all the time, and at much higher levels then the collider can create. http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/22/will- the-large-hadron-collider-destroy-the-earth/ ""One of the most important considerations is the fact that the Moon is struck by high energy cosmic rays that dwarf the power of the Large Hadron Collider. They were likely blasted out of the environment around a supermassive black hole. These have been raining down on the Moon for billions of years, and so far, it hasn't turned into a black hole or strange matter.""
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:23 AM, Report abuse
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/22/will-the-large-hadron-collider-destroy-the-earth/ Rays like this alraedy hit the earth and moon. we'll be just fine.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:25 AM, Report abuse
for a black hole to destroy the earth it needs more mass than exists in our whole solar system. the sun needs to be 3 times the size it is to collapse into a black hole when it dies. black holes like that need incredible amounts of mass to exist. we don't have that mass on earth. if we did we'd already have destroyed by it.
by Buck, Melbourne, on Sep 11, 2008 09:19 AM, Report abuse Reply
That's exactly the point, pal. The collision creates mass out of the energy present in the device, and it creates it at an exponential rate just like the big bang. Therefore creating such a surplus of mass in just a few nanoseconds could create an increase in gravity such as the one present in a black hole needed to suck everything in!
by Mike, San Jos?, Costa Rica, on Sep 11, 2008 11:22 AM, Report abuse
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by lasi, nagpur, on Sep 11, 2008 11:22 AM, Report abuse Reply
if "God" created us in "his" own image. He also gave us the power to question, learn, create, and strive to better the understand the very thing he created. So, if he creates. Why shouldn't we???? Why shouldn't we ask those questions?? Why shouldnt we take these steps to understand??? Because your stuck in these medeviil beliefs created by some ass hole to stop people from asking too many questions.
by Daniel, Phoenix AZ, on Sep 11, 2008 11:22 AM, Report abuse Reply
thanking all that scientist and enggineers who makes these big bang ,we proud that we are together
by siddhesh khule, mumbai, on Sep 11, 2008 11:20 AM, Report abuse Reply
u frigin b***hs dont know what your f**kin doing!
by Hannah, australia, on Sep 11, 2008 11:17 AM, Report abuse Reply
This thing is f**kin bad for the bluddy earth you b***hs dont know what your doing!!!
by Fred, america, on Sep 11, 2008 11:15 AM, Report abuse Reply
Fred: please provide some facts that support your claims that this is bad. Just cursing and saying its bad has not swayed my opinion on it. Good effort though!
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:16 AM, Report abuse
by Chom, Greensboro, on Sep 11, 2008 11:14 AM, Report abuse Reply
by White Cat, Cat, on Sep 11, 2008 11:13 AM, Report abuse Reply
thanking too all engge. whhhho work in this mission i pray god yo;u get succccccccc.
by sandesh kumar, dhanbad, jharkhand,india, on Sep 11, 2008 11:12 AM, Report abuse Reply
I THINK IT IS WASTEGE OF RESOURCES because you can not produce another earth
by manpreet singh, bathinda, on Sep 11, 2008 11:09 AM, Report abuse Reply
The idea is not to produce another earth. It's to learn about matter. The knowledge gained here may be incredible, and allow us to do things that we currently can't even dream of.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:12 AM, Report abuse
I know for a fact that we are going to end the world through greed of technology. It might be / might not be this but we will destroy the world through our own wants to know more and more. This thing is pretty kick butt.. if it works i cant wait to see what we learn by it but if it fails... i wont be alive to complain how much of a bad idea it was or i will be alive to see this on the news how it blew a 100M hole in the ground like it says is a possibility and a shock wave that would hit literally every part of the world except the mid united states and canada... Ill be with my GF... either way ill be happy...
by Concerned Nobod, Shingletown Ca, on Sep 11, 2008 10:31 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Jamie, Manitoba, on Sep 11, 2008 10:40 AM, Report abuse
Stating you know for a fact we'll destroy ourselves, is like me stating I know for a fact next weeks power ball is 12 14 87 54 29, powerball 17. I do! play these numbers!!! trust me!!
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:43 AM, Report abuse
Are you sure about those numbers? Cause I am on mu way to buy tickets right now!!!!!
by Daniel, Phoenix AZ, on Sep 11, 2008 10:49 AM, Report abuse
How could I not be?! I said I was certain. I give you my personal guarantee on it. Spend your bill money man, it's as good as gold******fine print:personal guarantee is not actually a guarantee, numbers are not actual forcast numbers, but random numbers pulled from my rectum, if you really spend your bill money on lotto, I am not liable and you are not smart....*******
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:51 AM, Report abuse
how freaky would it be if those numbers actually came up.... hmmm... come to think about, where's the nearest powerball place?
by Buck, Melbourne, on Sep 11, 2008 10:51 AM, Report abuse
I wouldn't put my money on this, the number 87 is not even part of the game.
by Philippe, Trois-Rivi?res, on Sep 11, 2008 10:57 AM, Report abuse
Don?t you think your being a little bit of a hypocrite. I mean your saying your excited about what we can learn, but if it fails then it was a horrible idea. so if it wins you love it but if it fails granted you will be dead but that makes it a bad idea all together pick a side. it is either a bad idea to begin with or it is a brave experiment that would help to answer age old questions. you don?t get to chose a side after the fact just so you can say you were right.
by Daniel Schroede, Waco, on Sep 11, 2008 11:11 AM, Report abuse
Look people...The reason your questions about God can't be answered is because God's power is soo powerful and great that we can't understand it or take it all in!!
by love.my.god, myplace, on Sep 11, 2008 11:07 AM, Report abuse Reply
What! Are you serious?!! That has to be the most close minded, "this is correct because I was told it was correct by others who also believe it's correct" piece of trash I have heard this week.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:10 AM, Report abuse
we didnt ask for this i dont want to know and im sure if we could vote on this as a planet i think the vote would show u people that u need to stop its not fair u could blow us up...
by icarus, new york, on Sep 11, 2008 11:09 AM, Report abuse Reply
Dude this is bullshit , we didn't give our consent for these ******* to destroy the world.
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by Veems, Portland, on Sep 11, 2008 11:09 AM, Report abuse Reply
Alarge Hardon collide its good machion . The scintis is confidance universe detal information.
by pawan surywansh, latur, on Sep 11, 2008 11:08 AM, Report abuse Reply
what is the benifit if this experiment and what u will do if you became known by the way by which earth discovered ...i think u should notn disturb the nature and its secrets ,,,but i have a proud on technology ,,but limit is also have a meaningfull word
by manpreet singh, bathinda, on Sep 11, 2008 11:06 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hooray for sensationalist 'journalism'... Note how none of these articles mention the LHC-related experiments that have already provided leads on new ways to kill cancer without chemotherapy or to safely destroy nuclear waste by reducing it to its base elements? Why? Because ignorant doomsayers give them more hits. A sad reflection of the world we live in...
by RandomExcess, Australia, on Sep 11, 2008 11:06 AM, Report abuse Reply
It is a great achivement in the point of view of development of science and technology. with this information we will get lot of information and full congratulations to the scientist are working there for long time
by bikramjit singh, jalandhar, india, on Sep 11, 2008 11:04 AM, Report abuse Reply
what is large hadron collider?
by sondip, delhi, on Sep 11, 2008 11:04 AM, Report abuse Reply
Yeah, that's scary shit... I think we've playing god enough... Cloning... What if a new universe does materialize? It would be like an egg growing inside another egg ultimately destroying the original.
by Matthew M, Vancouver Canada, on Sep 11, 2008 10:37 AM, Report abuse Reply
Idiot!!! Do you really believe that in any way this experiment could actually form a "universe"? Where did you even read that? It will creat a small glimpse of what happened in the first micro-millisecond to matter, anti-matter, and the energy created in that instant. No little tiny planets and stars. No new civiliazations. Plus, if this all seeing eye in the sky you refer to as "god" does exist, than isn't it true that it's his fault this experiment is happening in the first place. God created it in his own image. And God creates, why shouldn't we??????
by Daniel, Phoenix AZ, on Sep 11, 2008 11:03 AM, Report abuse
I think that this is about as smart as your little brother putting his hand in the electric socket. If you are not sure what is going to happen......why do it with such consequences?????
by why are we doin, Columbia MO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:02 AM, Report abuse Reply
I think this idea is stupid. Not to push my personal beliefs on you guys but hit me back with replies on this please if you think i'm wrong. These guys are trying to recreate the big bang theory correct? In order to REcreate something, it has to have been CREATED in the first place. I live in Kentcucky, in the United States. I know I'm not a genius or scientist of any kind, but please for the love of god, what happens when this thing F***'s up? I just know i'm going to consume as much alcohol and have as much fun with my life as I possibly can before October just in case this thing happens to misfire. lol.
by Tyler Gilbreath, Somerset, on Sep 11, 2008 11:02 AM, Report abuse Reply
This experiment is eerily close to the story of the kick butt video game Half Life. Just to be safe I am going to get my crowbar handy.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 11:01 AM, Report abuse Reply
After reading all the crap splashed across this page, forget the particles, put some of these "the world is going to end" morons in that thing and launch them at each other. A moron inside of a moron still equals a moron, but just messier! Now that would fun to watch. Get over it, if the world explodes, what will you care, You're ****** DEAD!!!!!!!!!
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by Excited, Newcastle, on Sep 11, 2008 11:00 AM, Report abuse Reply
Forget that God created the World - it is we who have given these lunatics the right to mess with other people's right to live a peaceful life, unstressed life in trying to understand the basis of matter. Who cares...... what if you got to know what the basic building bloc of the matter......so would you live for another million years...... would you be wanting to create a universe where we could all be peaceful and happy? Come to think of it all the money gone into that could have been spend more usefully in tackling hunger, poverty.... wouldn't that hve been more useful to alleviate another human existence rather than trying to satisfy our curiosity or the theories of the scientists. Crazy us because we have elected governments that have sponsored this project to satisfy someone else's curiosity.
by wyn, auckland, on Sep 11, 2008 11:00 AM, Report abuse Reply
Well it's no wonder the scientists who have been trying to get this running have been receiving DEATH THREATS. It's because of the poor souls who are too close-minded about the world they live in to see that maybe, just MAYBE, their little world as they see it isn't everything there is. And besides, like the article says: if this accelerator DOES end the world: what cha gonna do about it? So you can sit and whine that this is wrong all you want and say that God created everything or that it was pulled out of some grand beings ass, but fact of the matter is that there's nothin' you can do. So I say if it's the end, enjoy what you've got left, and if not. hope that everyone's wrong AGAIN about 12/20/2012
by Mace, Denver, on Sep 11, 2008 10:41 AM, Report abuse Reply
HAHAHA, good one.. 12/20/2012 XD There's too many doomsday prophecy..so which one you wishing for? LHC or armageddon? or like the Terminator movie which robots take over us?
by koonkit, , on Sep 11, 2008 10:57 AM, Report abuse
I think Socrates said it best: Plato's famous account of the trial and death of Socrates. * When I left him, I reasoned thus with myself: I am wiser than this man, for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know. And if they're wrong, what can you do?
by Graham J. B., Toronto, on Sep 11, 2008 10:53 AM, Report abuse Reply
Did I read this correct?? I am wiser than you, cause I am certain of nothing I know while you assume you are correct? I disagree with this logic. That is just an opinionated and an un-opinionated person having a difference of opinion.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:56 AM, Report abuse
I AGREE WITH STEVE, GO TO QURAN AND SAVETHE WORLD
by Noreen, Bannu, on Sep 11, 2008 10:56 AM, Report abuse Reply
I think who ever thought of creating a 'big bang theory' is an idiot. What if it did work?!?!? I can't believe the government would let this happen??? We'd all be DEAD!!! Life is to valuable to be thrown away...we do have world problems but we can solve them!! I hope the explosion made the scientists brain dead so they won't come up with anymore stupid ideas!!
by Amber, vancouver, on Sep 11, 2008 10:16 AM, Report abuse Reply
you have to be a republican, if not you should join the party, they think like you....
by Anonymous, b, on Sep 11, 2008 10:21 AM, Report abuse
your an idiot, thats all i can say some one as stupid of you doesnt deserve to be told what was wrong with your statement, but just for they hell of it ill give it a whirl anyway. THEY ARE THE WORLDS GREATEST MINDS THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!!!
by tom, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 10:25 AM, Report abuse
yes, they know what they are doing today, but do they know what they are doing for tomorrow? or rather do they care?
by nick, tampa, on Sep 11, 2008 10:43 AM, Report abuse
If you're so worried about everyone dying, about this planet dying, then quickly unplug your computer and every electronic in your house. Quit driving your car. Quit wasting resources. Just quit doing anything and everything, except breathing, but even that is questionable. If you don't want to discontinue these things, then hush. Please.
by Teena, Kansas City, MO, USA., on Sep 11, 2008 10:49 AM, Report abuse
I don't think you understand the word "replicate". try looking words up before you go posting stupid things.
by Bimvee, Medford, on Sep 11, 2008 10:56 AM, Report abuse
I have faith in the world?s scientists, they have a team directly dedicated to make sure the integrity of the structure remains just that, in my college physics class the probability of something ******* up is 1-3% likely.
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by Bryce, Cambridge, on Sep 11, 2008 10:55 AM, Report abuse Reply
amazing. we are again stepping forward one more time. This will bring incredible knowledge to us. For those who think it's the end of the world, please don't think that. I don't think this collision of 2 particles will destroy this huge mass called "earth and all living things in our solar system." And for those who are wondering about god and other religious standpoints, it's only another step forward in our knowledge and technology, nothing big and new compared to the "end of the world"
by Jon, new jersey, on Sep 11, 2008 10:15 AM, Report abuse Reply
ok but were does this technology take us next and what happens when they make it smaller and bigger and it gets in the wrong hands? just something to think about
by nick, tampa, on Sep 11, 2008 10:55 AM, Report abuse
These scientists should not have the right to go against basic human rights. What if it does end the world?? I dont want to die, i don't know about you though. Shouldn't we have the choice? Why should our lives be deemed as unimportant so they can create this. Do we need to know? No. We don't. And we shouldn't have our lives jepordised so they can have some nerdy fun. So, go away and let us LIVE.
by Jasmine Beaman, South West Rocks, on Sep 11, 2008 09:26 AM, Report abuse Reply
Do you know it's alright their "right" to conduct their experiments within the bounds of the law, right? If you want people to respect your rights, respect the rights of others as well. God, people these days are only concerned with themselves.
by Bill, Surrey, on Sep 11, 2008 09:29 AM, Report abuse
I'm cann't wait to find out what they find from the 3 experiments, so go back to your corner and go to sleep, OK! Good Girl
by Ryan, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on Sep 11, 2008 10:10 AM, Report abuse
who cares if we die today? we all are gonna die sometime soon anyways.
by Jon, Doe, on Sep 11, 2008 10:19 AM, Report abuse
You know, it's really sad to see so many people jumping to conclusions, without actually understanding a damn thing. It's embarassing to know we're of the same species. Why don't you research it, before hearing "LHC-Big Bang Machine set to launch!!!" then screaming "oh nos!!! It's the end of the world!!!"? And before you rag on 'nerdy fun'.. Keep in mind, if it weren't for the nerdy fun, you wouldn't be able to show your lack of a mind on the internet. Not to mention live everyday life like you are right this very moment. You shouldn't be so ungrateful. Life is very important. Why do you think so many are going to such great lengths to understand it more? Get with the program. Though, if you really think about it, it is the end of the world as we know it. I cannot wait to see what comes of LHC.
by Teena, Kansas City, on Sep 11, 2008 10:41 AM, Report abuse
i totally agree with you the governments cannot predispose from our life's just like it. they have been harm human rights not only in this occasion and also the earth itself just for they thirst of more
by unknown, unknown, on Sep 11, 2008 10:54 AM, Report abuse
If it DOES go all wonky, I TRULY hope it only adversely affects muslims and christians. We're all tired of their throwback mentalities impeding world progress.
by East Bay Anon, East Bay, on Sep 11, 2008 10:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
OH!!! SNAP!!!! This is the coolest thing said so far in this thread. I agree with you.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:48 AM, Report abuse
I don't think this should be used to send particles flying together at the speed of light. Think about it, everything is made up of particles vibrating at different frequencies. What if this monster machine shot it's particles out (and you don't know if that wouldn't happen) and somehow ripped a hole in time and space? There is only conjecture and theory at this point. We do not really know what would happen. Do we all have to suffer because a few have a God complex? We don't use nuclear reactors in the US because they are faulty and we don't know what to do with the waste. What about the nuclear reaction when particles collide on this scale?
by Dana, Defiance, MO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:48 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Braydon, Rochester, on Sep 11, 2008 09:06 AM, Report abuse Reply
congratulations your at the bottom of the page did you enjoy reading every tom dick and harry giving their two cents despite not wielding knowledge of anything about the subject? p.s. im right behind you
by tom, sydney, on Sep 11, 2008 10:46 AM, Report abuse
you are all stupid. Well most of you. You think if they really thought this "black hole" would destroy the world they would do it? Honestly. And even if it did happen it is so cool! To think that technology got so amazing that we could create our own black whole. Appreciate these things. Don't get so stuck on the fact that its the 'big bang machine' Half of them probably believe in god too!!! Calm down. Everything will be ok. They will learn things from this. Relax. And let the good times roll
by Jessica., not important., on Sep 11, 2008 10:48 AM, Report abuse
Star Trek could be real? Holy Crap!
by Jamie, Manitoba, on Sep 11, 2008 10:12 AM, Report abuse Reply
If they can send these particles around that loop at 99.999998% of the speed of light, then why couldn't warp drive be created out of this.....or better yet we could possibly travel at 99.99998 % of the speed of light ourselves. hmmmmm! Would we die? What's next, Ludicrist Speed!!!!!!
by Bebob, Planet Nebulon, on Sep 11, 2008 10:48 AM, Report abuse
The black hole thing, do you have any clue how much density it takes to create a sustained black hole. a neutron star, starter of a black hole, is at a density the stars weigh about 8.4 ? 10^16 to 1 ? 10^18 kg/m?. if you dont understand that then just trust the people that can.
by Jared H., Elkhorn City, on Sep 11, 2008 10:45 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hang on... I know this one.. <br> carry the 4, divide by jell-o, add a dash of WTF <br> 17lbs is the answer.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:47 AM, Report abuse
It,s pretty amazing that such kind of big experiment is going on.I am also keen to know the secrets of the cosmos.But one thing i like to say that as it is a very big project so there should be something for the benefit of the human being. My best wishes!!!!!!!!!
by Sagnik Chakrabo, Kolkata, on Sep 11, 2008 10:46 AM, Report abuse Reply
In my opinion we shouldn't fear more the LHC than the Nuclear bomb. I little bit of humour never killed anyone, yet.
by Philippe, Trois-Rivi?res, on Sep 11, 2008 10:45 AM, Report abuse Reply
Thanks to all the scientists. it is a big millstone to PHYSICS
by shankhajyoti, jorhat,assam,india, on Sep 11, 2008 10:44 AM, Report abuse Reply
its an attempt to understand the origin of the universe. we are an inquisitive species. the big bang theory isn't saying necessarily that before the big bang that there was nothing, just that the big bang was responsible for the universe existing in its current state, ie mass, energy, the stars, the galaxies, black holes, etc. where the matter or energy that created it came from is an answer they are still looking for, but i think a common theory is that there has always been energy in some form. we exist in a period when a lot of it is in a solid state
by Anshuman, Bangalore, on Sep 11, 2008 10:31 AM, Report abuse Reply
ITS AN ATTEMPNT TO UNDERSTAND MASS , ITS THE GOD PARTICAL THAT THEY WIIL ACHIEVE FROM ALL OF THIS ITS A STEP TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ALL ASPECTS OF MASS AS TO FIND A WAY TO MINIPULATE MASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by KIWI, CHRISTCHURCH, on Sep 11, 2008 10:35 AM, Report abuse
umm... can anyone spell 'plagiarism'
by Buck, Melbourne, on Sep 11, 2008 10:44 AM, Report abuse
My optioin is good on them ,To advance our way of life for all our needs is nessessary to survive on this and any other planets or solar systems. We need to learn thats what our brain does,so we must. Enjoy this break through and look forward to the future.
by dennis ryan-and, bundaberg, australia, on Sep 11, 2008 10:43 AM, Report abuse Reply
I AGREE WITH STEVE, GO TO QURAN AND SAVETHE WORLD
by Khaled Mowafy, cairo, on Sep 11, 2008 10:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
the world is NOT going to end... if im wrong you can sue me tomorrow
by werewolf, thornton, nsw australia, on Sep 11, 2008 10:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
Well to say the lest, some people should shut up. ok. lets say they completly recreate the big bang, the universe created would be too small to feel even if it went through you.
by Jared, Elkhorn City, on Sep 11, 2008 10:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
the black hole thing, do you have any clue how much density it takes to create a sustained black hole. a neutron star, starter of a black hole, is at a density the stars weigh about 8.4 ? 10^16 to 1 ? 10^18 kg/m?. if you dont understand that then just trust the people that can.
by Jared, Elkhorn City, on Sep 11, 2008 10:41 AM, Report abuse Reply
Frankly I'm ecstatic about the whole idea I have faith in the worlds scientists they aren't like the ones in the movies and create an abomination that could potentially destroy the planet, before the building process was even started even precaution was mulled over and every safety precaution has been made, and they have a team directly dedicated to make sure the integrity of the structure remains just that, intact, personally I am not losing sleep over it, and if you are then **** grow some balls and go outside and live life to the fullest if you are a paranoid spaz, which I am quite sure some of you are, in my physics class at Harvard we were talking about the 17 mile atom smasher, and the probability of something ******* up (highly unlikely Switzerland scientist are highly anal retentive to detail) is 1-3% likely IF even that. Numbers don't lie my man so that's all I have to say. If you have any problems with what I said...then I got two words for you...**** OFF.
Thanks
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by Bryce, Cambridge, on Sep 11, 2008 10:40 AM, Report abuse Reply
BRING ON THE FUTURE BABY ITS LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN IN THE NIGHT YOU HEAR IT COMEING BUT YOU DONT KNOW WHERE IT IS HA HA AS IF IT IS A BIG BANG SURFS UP LOL NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING GAINED
by KIWI, CHRISTCHURCH, on Sep 11, 2008 10:40 AM, Report abuse Reply
what i dont understand is how and experiment such as this turns into a religous war. Who cares what religion you believe, it effects us all the same in the end. Whether good, bad or other, we're dealing with it together. We're all intitled to an opinion, but we souldnt be attacking each other for ones beliefs! Big bang or God, we here!
by one's opinion, nc, on Sep 11, 2008 10:27 AM, Report abuse Reply
To answer your question: The fear of having their beliefs proved false, is why all religions fear new technology, or any discovery or data that may discredit what they say is correct.
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:39 AM, Report abuse
Well to say the lest, some people should shut up. ok. lets say they completly recreate the big bang, the universe created would be too small to feel even if it went through you.
by Jared, Elkhorn City, on Sep 11, 2008 10:38 AM, Report abuse Reply
Believe in ALLAH and you will discover the truth you are looking for in the QURAN. ALLAH is the only answer.
by Steve, Punchbowl, on Sep 11, 2008 09:08 AM, Report abuse Reply
Get Allah to take 20 seconds out of his busy day and show himself... then I might believe. Not gonna happen.
by Nona, Believa, on Sep 11, 2008 09:22 AM, Report abuse
by regina, bahama, on Sep 11, 2008 10:37 AM, Report abuse
If you are afraid of what will happend if it does work then you're just being stupid. I mean people were scaired of the discovery of gravity, killed that guy for doing it too, but after all it did a lot of good. Forget your religious beliefs and go with the flow...
by Anonymous, toronto, on Sep 11, 2008 10:37 AM, Report abuse Reply
This hadron collider certainly will have adverce effects on environment directly or indirectly ultimatly effect the nature and flora and its founa. This is what the humans are cotributing the disturbed the equillibrium of very nature in the name of research,We need not have to know such experiments which leads to extinct .
by C R Reddy, Hyderabad INDIA, on Sep 11, 2008 10:32 AM, Report abuse Reply
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:36 AM, Report abuse
For all of you religious people out there, God will not let man ever destroy the earth because He said when the time comes He will send his son to judge us and the Earth will be destroyed by God alone. For everyone else, look at what technology has done, it changes the world. Cars and cell phones people! The wheel! Fire for crying out loud! I say let the scientists do there experiment because if we don't try we can never move forward. Who knows, this could eventually lead to something that actually saves our planet one day from a large cotastrophy that changes humanities place on earth or even elsewhere!
by thatguy, somewhere in Alberta, on Sep 11, 2008 10:08 AM, Report abuse Reply
Well said. Sit back, STFU, and watch the next big breakthrough happen. Maybe this is how Jesus comes back! We create a hold he can hop through, and start laying down some justice JC the almighty style! Man, I am going to get it on video and youtube it if he does. That would get tons of hits!
by FuriouS, Brighton, CO, on Sep 11, 2008 10:32 AM, Report abuse
this is a nice experiment to unclose the hidden aspects of nature..
by sudhanshu singh, lucknow, on Sep 11, 2008 10:31 AM, Report abuse Reply
That's incredible good for the human knowledge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Carlos R G, Miami, on Sep 11, 2008 10:08 AM, Report abuse Reply
u realy think its imp.. wat if it cause a "BIG" Damage 2 the worl.. whos responsible.. u .. or we .. or ne 1 else... u'l nt exist neither v all.. so plzz keep ur theories wid .. n let d world move smoothly.
by Anshuman, Bangalore, on Sep 11, 2008 10:29 AM, Report abuse
i think the experiment should be done as soon as possible this is for the betterment of human race .....
by shekhar, New Delhi, on Sep 11, 2008 09:31 AM, Report abuse Reply
it wont be better if it kills us... besides the big bang theory is a bunch of crap, if protons colliding together created the univers... what created the protons?? i personally don't think that God is going to look very kindly on us pushing this far
by Anonymous, , on Sep 11, 2008 09:48 AM, Report abuse
If God wanted to stop things he could. If this expieriment reveales him it will, if there is a God he will let us know. I don't believe in a particular God, but I do believe that one single instant happened, and if it happens again, really how are we going to be aware enough to see it again. Things will just happen all over again. Like TV, repeat after repeat.
by janice, winchester, on Sep 11, 2008 10:25 AM, Report abuse
this is the begining of ati gravity propultion i put money on it that god partical ,once you know how to create mass you can find out how to reverse it come on people out side of the square
by kiwi, christchurch, on Sep 11, 2008 10:24 AM, Report abuse Reply
you know what i think would be really smart? INSTEAD OF CREATING THIS MACHINE for something we dont need, why not create a way to get rid of the greenouse gases. cuz wether we live through the supposed "black hole" we will still get ****** from the gg...
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by Kristian, Edmonton, on Sep 11, 2008 10:21 AM, Report abuse Reply
i can'nt say any thing about it , i hoop it will good for us & our future .
by harry anand, dehli, on Sep 11, 2008 10:20 AM, Report abuse Reply
This hadron collider certainly will have adverce effects on environment directly or indirectly ultimatly effect the nature and flora and its founa. This is what the humans are cotributing the disturbed the equillibrium of very nature in the name of research,We need not have to know such experiments which leads to extinct .
by C R Reddy, Hyderabad INDIA, on Sep 11, 2008 10:19 AM, Report abuse Reply
What is the point of this anyway? Why try prove if a big bang did occur...if it did, where did the matter that created it come from in the first place??
by Meh, Los Angeles, on Sep 11, 2008 09:54 AM, Report abuse Reply
its an attempt to understand the origin of the universe. we are an inquisitive species. the big bang theory isn't saying necessarily that before the big bang that there was nothing, just that the big bang was responsible for the universe existing in its current state, ie mass, energy, the stars, the galaxies, black holes, etc. where the matter or energy that created it came from is an answer they are still looking for, but i think a common theory is that there has always been energy in some form. we exist in a period when a lot of it is in a solid state.
by Buck, Melbourne, on Sep 11, 2008 10:01 AM, Report abuse
The entire point is to discredit the Bible and creationism theories. As for where the matter that created it came from, it's obvious, God created it!
by Iggyo, Surrey, on Sep 11, 2008 10:05 AM, Report abuse
by my mum, mummington, on Sep 11, 2008 10:09 AM, Report abuse
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hehe!!!this sounds pretty interesting...m doin a research in this field... its obvious tht world is gonn cum 2 end ,, with these our human greeds..i don know wht they r gonna find,, ??well,, i feel sorry for thm 2 spend a big budget for this n bcoz i don hv an opinion..universe is creatd out of nuthng,, r n these people satisfied by hearing these........we cn prove ths,, none of us visualize the colour tht we hv nt already seen, nor we cn create tht colour..but god @ other hand creatd colours at atime whn this concept didnt exist...just as concept of universe didnt exist b4..To create a conceptand range of its content is beyond human imagination n power......ny1 who cums wid theories n big machnes or guns wl still hv many misconceptions...i dont think they wil be able 2 control...thts nt gonna happen wid any machines..
by Hanaan Bint Has, Bangalore, on Mar 13, 2009 02:41 PM, Report abuse Reply