# Will that supercollider n Switzerland kill us all in Nov.?

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**Created:** [March 28, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-that-supercollider-n-switzerland-kill-us-all-in-nov/397872 "2007-03-28T18:13:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-that-supercollider-n-switzerland-kill-us-all-in-nov/397872/41 "2007-04-09T18:32:17Z")

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from the [Sunday Times (London)](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1626728.ece)

Fermilab, the American company building the magnets used in the LHC, made some “elementary mistakes” in their design that caused an explosion in the tunnel. This will cause a delay of several months.

For the conspiracy minded, I will quote this section of the article:

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> Coincidentally, Fermilab stands to gain most from delays at Cern. Its researchers also operate a rival but less powerful particle accelerator, the Tevatron.
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> Fermilab staff are pushing the Tevatron to ever-higher energies hoping that they might find the Higgs boson before the LHC switches on. An LHC researcher said: “Ironically, this delay could be all they need.”

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-that-supercollider-n-switzerland-kill-us-all-in-nov/397872/42 "2007-04-09T19:20:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Chief Pedant]  
There is no danger if current theories are correct.  
The experiment needs to be run to find out if current theories are correct.  
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And if current theories are **incorrect**? What then, Mr. Smartypants? What will your science do for us _then?_  
(Personally, I’m holding out for an earth shattering kaboom, myself.)

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-that-supercollider-n-switzerland-kill-us-all-in-nov/397872/43 "2007-04-09T22:10:10Z")

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I always heard that some scientists were worried that the first nuke would continue past the fuel.

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