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

[Arnold_Winkelried]

from the Sunday Times (London)

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:

Coincidentally, Fermilab stands to gain most from delays at Cern. Its researchers also operate a rival but less powerful particle accelerator, the Tevatron.

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.”

[Tuckerfan]

@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.

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.)

[gonzomax]

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