There's time dilation as you get sucked into a black hole, so it could be already happening!
Next time a meeting or line seems to be going slower and slower, consider this possibility!
River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
'Safe'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Sep 10, 2008 5:01:56 am PDT #8031 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sue - Sep 10, 2008 5:05:24 am PDT #8032 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Next time a meeting or line seems to be going slower and slower, consider this possibility!
Well this morning is certainly moving pretty slow.
Steph L. - Sep 10, 2008 5:07:34 am PDT #8033 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
when is the black hole scheduled?
According to what I read, the first experiment that has the risk of creating black holes is scheduled to the beginning of 2009. This is just a test run.
Today they just launched protons one way around the collider, to make sure that...well, I don't know what. To make sure it worked? To make sure there were no bumps that made the protons trip?
Anyway, one-way protons don't smash into each other, so there's no danger of creating a black hole or other weirdness.
At some point, though, they'll launch protons opposite ways, towards each other, and then it's BLACK HOLE CITY BABY.
Also: www.hasthelhcdestroyedtheearth.com. Just in case no one could tell. (Also, look at the source code on that page -- it's v. amusing.)
Frankenbuddha - Sep 10, 2008 5:10:36 am PDT #8034 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Anyway, one-way protons don't smash into each other, so there's no danger of creating a black hole or other weirdness.
That we know of!!!
Dun Don DUNNNNNN!!!
Lee - Sep 10, 2008 5:11:01 am PDT #8035 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I ended up tivoing Fringe anyway, and I think if I keep watching, that's going to be the best thing for me, since I can fast forward through the gross parts. The stuff in the lab didn't bother me though--only the stuff before that.
I like Joshua Jackson a lot too- he's a cutie.
Gudanov - Sep 10, 2008 5:12:24 am PDT #8036 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
LHC Day!!
Today they just launched protons one way around the collider, to make sure that...well, I don't know what. To make sure it worked? To make sure there were no bumps that made the protons trip?
Yeah, they just made a complete circuit of the 17 miles of superconducting magnets. It's an amazingly complex and huge machine.
Trudy Booth - Sep 10, 2008 5:18:45 am PDT #8037 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
ION, I'm going to marry Garrison Keillor. [link]
Gudanov - Sep 10, 2008 5:18:58 am PDT #8038 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
Immediate destruction doesn't seem to be on the agenda, but who knows - maybe we'll get pulled into a black hole REALLLLLY SLOWWWWWWLLLLY.
I believe that if a black hole got created and if Hawking was wrong about Hawking radiation, it would still be so small that the Sun would engulf the Earth before it could gain enough mass to be a problem. Black holes with super teeny tiny mass would have ultra super teeny tiny gravity.
Trudy Booth - Sep 10, 2008 5:23:07 am PDT #8039 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Teeny tiny black holes? You could SO market those.
Jessica - Sep 10, 2008 5:23:38 am PDT #8040 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
To make sure it worked? To make sure there were no bumps that made the protons trip?
There was an incident on a previous particle accelerator where someone had sabotaged it by putting a couple of empty beer bottles in the tunnel. So they need to make sure nothing like that is going on in this one before they turn it on for real.