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Remember that thing about the LHC, shutting itself down fro mthe future?

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tonberry2k

Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:14 PM

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Well...

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009...-shuts-down-lhc

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The Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features. Now, a bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of the accelerator has, according to the Register, shut down the whole operation.

The bird dropped some bread on a section of outdoor machinery, eventually leading to significant over heating in parts of the accelerator. The LHC was not operational at the time of the incident, but the spike produced so much heat that had the beam been on, automatic failsafes would have shut down the machine.

This incident won't delay the reactivation of the facility later this month, but exposes yet another vulnerability of the what might be the most complex machine ever built. With freak accident after freak accident piling up over at CERN, the idea of time traveling particles returning from the future to prevent their own discovery is beginning to seem less and less far fetched.

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Raie	Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:21 PM
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ChaosEmerl	Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:23 PM
You are our master!! Group: Members Posts: 1419 Member No.: 2765 Joined: 5-October 06 Status: (0d)	That just sounds like bad design. Why wouldn't they cover up the part that got bread dropped on it? Or at least put some kind of shield above it or something, because I know you can't just cover it up, or it'll overheat. -------------------- hi im ted i have a ref

Jazz	Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:30 PM
forums.mfgg.net Group: Members Posts: 9177 Member No.: 997 Joined: 1-May 05 Status: (0d)	is the LHC seriously that sensitive to overheat from a piece of bread? This post has been edited by Jazz on Nov 5 2009, 10:34 PM --------------------

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Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:38 PM

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but wouldn't particles traveling back in time to prevent their own discovery be a paradox

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Turndawg107	Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:39 PM
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Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:40 PM

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QUOTE (Xgoff @ Nov 5 2009, 10:38 PM)

but wouldn't particles traveling back in time to prevent their own discovery be a paradox

maybe its just a act of god.

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Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:46 PM

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QUOTE (ChaosEmerl @ Nov 5 2009, 10:23 PM)

That just sounds like bad design. Why wouldn't they cover up the part that got bread dropped on it?

Or at least put some kind of shield above it or something, because I know you can't just cover it up, or it'll overheat.

I don't know about you but I don't design things thinking that birds are going to be dropping bread onto it and have a significant impact.

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Parakarry	Posted: Nov 5 2009, 11:31 PM
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Posted: Nov 6 2009, 12:01 AM

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Something doesn't add up. I thought the whole project was underground.

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Nicholas Ainsworth	Posted: Nov 6 2009, 12:21 AM
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Posted: Nov 6 2009, 12:25 AM

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QUOTE (Parakarry @ Nov 6 2009, 12:31 AM)

Ok, this is getting kind of crazy.
Isn't the whole thing underground though?

They probably have some of it above ground to vent it out a bit. Hence why bread dropping on that part would be bad.

I don't understand why they wouldn't think to protect it.

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Sploder	Posted: Nov 6 2009, 12:36 AM
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B.M.	Posted: Nov 6 2009, 12:55 AM
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Posted: Nov 6 2009, 01:11 AM

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QUOTE (B.M. @ Nov 6 2009, 12:55 AM)

now let's create a situation where the only thing that could possibly stop the LHC from working is for dinosaurs with jetpacks to appear

just to see what would happen

This sounds like something you'd read in Buttersafe.

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