# The Large Hadron Collider was started this morning and the world is just fi

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 30, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363 "2010-03-30T18:53:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/21 "2010-03-31T04:50:43Z")

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> [@Ale](#):
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> They should have called the thing The Hulk…
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> I imagine the “Go” button being big, green and with a glowing caption saying “Hulk SMASH!”

I **love** it!! I can just picture all the scientists in their while lab coats standing around the **Hulk SMASH!** button going “My turn! My turn!”. 😃

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**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/22 "2010-03-31T05:17:14Z")

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I thought it was the machine that goes “Bing!”

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**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/23 "2010-03-31T07:19:05Z")

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> [@Ale](#):
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> They should have called the thing The Hulk…
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> I imagine the “Go” button being big, green and with a glowing caption saying “Hulk SMASH!”

Are you kidding? If I were an engineer at that CERN I’d use those giant impractical Doctor Frankenstein lever-switches for everything.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/24 "2010-03-31T09:07:04Z")

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> [@Ale](#):
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> They should have called the thing The Hulk…
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> I imagine the “Go” button being big, green and with a glowing caption saying “Hulk SMASH!”

I always thought it should be labeled ‘Primary Ignition’

“Commence Primary Ignition!”

\< dramatic powerup sound \>

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/25 "2010-03-31T11:29:54Z")

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> [@Fugazi](#):
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> I thought it was the machine that goes “Bing!”

No, everybody knows that [scientific progress goes “Boink”](http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jecanner/calvinhobbes.GIF).

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/26 "2010-03-31T12:33:59Z")

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> [@Doctor](#):
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> Do? DO?? Oh, you mean why did we build something at some ginourmous cost? Well, you see, we get things going really, really fast and we **SMASH THEM TOGETHER**!!! Isn’t that cool? And then we get to look at all the bits and pieces when we are done and MAKE STUFF UP about how the universe is put together!!!

So it’s like Mythbusters but on a smaller scale?

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**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/27 "2010-03-31T12:49:04Z")

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I just hope they don’t cross the streams. I heard that’s ‘bad.’

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/28 "2010-03-31T13:04:29Z")

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> [@Jragon](#):
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> Are you kidding? If I were an engineer at that CERN I’d use those giant impractical Doctor Frankenstein lever-switches for everything.

Scientist 1: Okay, looks like it’s time to power it up. If you would, Dr. 2?  
Scientist 2: Sure. _CHUNK_ FOOLS! I’LL DESTROY THEM AAAAALL! HA HA HA!  
_Scientists 1 and 3 through 7 look on in bemusement_  
Scientist 2: Whoo! I always wanted to say that.  
_Scientists 1 and 3 through 7 look on in bemusement_  
Scientist 2: I’ll be good.  
_finis_

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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/29 "2010-03-31T13:23:12Z")

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It’s all about spending billions of euros, and on day one it breaks down. A year and many more euros later, they switch it on again. Everything goes round in circles. Everyone feels very happy and drinks lots of champagne, and decides that it won’t really be ready until 2012 when they’ve spent even more euros. Then they’ll go round in circles again and probably drink even more champagne. At that point they discover some more dimensions, into which they’ll have to extend it, which means more euros, and more champagne…

It’s a great life if you don’t weaken.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/30 "2010-03-31T14:56:12Z")

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> [@NineToTheSky](#):
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> It’s a great life if you don’t weaken.

I agree; it sounds smashing.

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/31 "2010-03-31T15:04:21Z")

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CERN smash!

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**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/32 "2010-03-31T15:12:47Z")

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_opens [hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com](http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/) in a new tab_

_waits_

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/33 "2010-03-31T16:08:31Z")

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[QUOTE=[http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/](http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/) source code]

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_snerks_

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**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/34 "2010-03-31T22:44:05Z")

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Lemme see, open up the live [webcam](http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html) feed from LHC and see what’s happening…  
.  
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😕  
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:eek:

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/35 "2010-04-01T02:47:25Z")

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You know, someone somewhere is actually gonna believe that last one and fly into a very amusing but somewhat pitiable snit.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/36 "2010-04-01T03:04:59Z")

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> [@LeeshaJoy](#):
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> _opens [hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com](http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/) in a new tab_
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> _waits_

I’m thinking that as long as you’re around to push the button, everything’s fine. :dubious:

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**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/37 "2010-04-01T16:51:34Z")

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> [@Frank](#):
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> I mentioned the Collider news to a coworker this morning, and he told me the plot of Angels and Demons. So I’ve got that to blame CERN for.

Huh. Someone mentioned it to a coworker of mine yesterday, sending him into a “What’s it gonna prove” rant that I’m pretty sure had some religious themes.

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/38 "2010-04-01T17:09:11Z")

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New news today. [Some idiot was arrested](http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49305387,00.htm) for trespassing at the facility and claimed to be from the future.

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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/39 "2010-04-01T17:15:55Z")

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> [@garygnu](#):
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> New news today. [Some idiot was arrested](http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49305387,00.htm) for trespassing at the facility and claimed to be from the future.

Quote from above linked article:  
_Police said Mr Cole, who was wearing a bow tie and rather too much tweed for his age, would not reveal his country of origin._

Hmmm…someone who time travels, and wears too much tweed. This reminds me of [someone](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/7529615/Dr-Who-brings-back-Harris-Tweed.html).

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**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-was-started-this-morning-and-the-world-is-just-fi/534363/40 "2010-04-01T17:20:15Z")

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> [@garygnu](#):
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> New news today. [Some idiot was arrested](http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49305387,00.htm) for trespassing at the facility and claimed to be from the future.

" …and in local news, police arrested a Mr. John Titor…"

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