Large Hadron Collider made easy

September 12, 2008

 

Ok, so the world did not end after all, and I still need to do up my reports. But seems like the worldwide interest in the LHC has picked up and increasing.

Think the Large Hadron Collider is too complex for you? A couple of people got together to sort of simplify it and made it into a rap.

2.3 million views, and over 7,500 comments. And growing.

Come on sing along..

LHCb see where the antimatter’s gone.

ALICE looks at collisions of lead ions,

CMS and ATLAS are two of a kind:

They’re looking for whatever new particles they can find


The end of the world?

September 8, 2008

The world as we know it will come to a spectacular end starting this Wednesday. Not another doomsday fanatic you say.

But according to some learned men, the world will be swallowed up by a black hole created in the depths of Switzerland and France.

To be a bit more specific, the Large Hadron Colldier will be switched on this Wednesday. In what has been labelled the world’s biggest ever scientific experiment, scientists will attempt to accelerate protons and smash them into each other. In other words, trying to recreate what possibly happened billions of years ago during the Big Bang.

Several reports of the LHC starting up here and here.

But from a personal viewpoint, I think it’s rather cool. If this helps to answer some questions my friends and I try to attempt when we are half-drunk or deprived of sleep; why not?

For those who actually were worrying about the end of the world and stuff, read this, a list what are the best and worst that could possibly happen.

Well if the world does start to end on Wednesday, I’m sure there will be task force from the USA; majority white, but with the other minorities mentioned as well to save the world.