Thread: May 2008 (LHC) Particle Accelerator - Miracle or Catastrophe?

well I cant wait for the LHC experiment, and frankly if the experts dont see a issue with its operation then what risk is there? I mean what could the less informed know that the experts dont, it seems silly that people keep coming out with this doomsday crap all it does is stand in the way of scientific progress.

Any black holes which are created will be tiny less then the size of an atom and they are only destructive within a certain radius with is surprisingly small and lies withing the range of or just beyond the event horizon. Not to mention the fact that they will degrade almost instantly

More importantly any black holes created will be proof of super string theory and ultimately may lead to discoveries in M Theory which is just spectacular. Just think if LHC works we may have a theory of Everything and be able to explain were the universe came from frankly I think it is worth the tiny risk they are taking

Originally Posted by mark

well I cant wait for the LHC experiment, and frankly if the experts dont see a issue with its operation then what risk is there? I mean what could the less informed know that the experts dont, it seems silly that people keep coming out with this doomsday crap all it does is stand in the way of scientific progress.

Any black holes which are created will be tiny less then the size of an atom and they are only destructive within a certain radius with is surprisingly small and lies withing the range of or just beyond the event horizon. Not to mention the fact that they will degrade almost instantly

More importantly any black holes created will be proof of super string theory and ultimately may lead to discoveries in M Theory which is just spectacular. Just think if LHC works we may have a theory of Everything and be able to explain were the universe came from frankly I think it is worth the tiny risk they are taking

Completely agree.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

Completely agree.

good stuff mate!

oh by the way when is that mega movers program on?

Not sure, really. I just happened to be flicking through the channels and caught it.

They didn't really talk too much about the concept of the LHC, though, just focused more on the construction of it.

I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but collisions of the energies that the LHC is capable of have be occurring for millions of years in our atmosphere.

Science is reaching for the godhead.

I say, go for the gold. For many we'd have to bite our own tail to realize the limitless potential within.

question though, if this god particle exists, and it is the reason everything has mass...what exactly gives it this property? even smaller particles?