# The Large Hadron Collider has failed to bring catastrophe. I am vexed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 10, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972 "2008-09-10T18:55:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972/101 "2008-09-11T17:22:23Z")
> [@shantih](#): > > Strange you should say that … > > I am deeply ashamed of myself. No need to feel down. Bottoms up, and tomorrow you’ll come out on top! I know no shame. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972/102 "2008-09-11T18:09:29Z")
If you want to monitor the situation yourself, [here is a link](http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html) to a webcam inside the LHC. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972/103 "2008-09-11T20:09:38Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > M’Lord **Rhymer** , with all respect - aren’t there other means of catastrophe at your disposal? What of the bees, m’lord? Oh, I had no intention of letting the Earth be destroyed; as I have reminded y’all elsewhere, Earth is where I keep all my stuff. Plus Kim leaves here, and my nieces, and what’s-her-name. But I had plans to harness the power of the black holes for… :: looks out for spying Justice League members :: Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![puppygod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@puppygod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puppygod)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972/104 "2008-09-11T20:18:02Z")
If I may suggest something, then why don’t use LHC to split Earth neatly into two parts? It would result in new area free for colonization and improve tourism and travel industry. Plus, low gravity areas in the middle could be used to test our space fleet technologies. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972/105 "2008-09-11T20:20:55Z")
> [@puppygod](#): > > Plus, low gravity areas in the middle could be used to test our space fleet technologies. That’s the fleet of spacecraft designed to withstand a passage through white-hot pressurised iron, right? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972/106 "2008-09-11T20:29:27Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > They still need to be very careful. After all, colliding large hadrons is frot with danger. Funny! 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972/107 "2008-09-24T07:10:13Z")
**Skald** , your wish may yet come true. The HLC is now down due to some repairs, which goes to show that is…_fallible_… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972.md?page=5)