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MoodyJenny86 · September 23rd, 2008, 12:07 AM

I thought I had read somewhere that it had already been turned on...

And obviously if it had been, nothing happened.

Edit: Atom-smasher hit by electrical hitch

Apparently they had already started it up on September 10th.

"The September 10 switch-on saw the testing of a clockwise beam, and then an anticlockwise beam. The first collisions are not expected for a number of weeks, given the long process of testing the LHC's equipment."

Fuck, that's comforting...

Stupid scientists need to stop messing with this kind of shit...it's bad enough with all of the doomsday prophesies for 12/31/12...

Ugh.

September 23rd, 2008, 12:07 AM	#43 (permalink)
MoodyJenny86 Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 4,132	I thought I had read somewhere that it had already been turned on... And obviously if it had been, nothing happened. Edit: Atom-smasher hit by electrical hitch Apparently they had already started it up on September 10th. "The September 10 switch-on saw the testing of a clockwise beam, and then an anticlockwise beam. The first collisions are not expected for a number of weeks, given the long process of testing the LHC's equipment." Fuck, that's comforting... Stupid scientists need to stop messing with this kind of shit...it's bad enough with all of the doomsday prophesies for 12/31/12... Ugh. __________________ The brain doesn't need blood. It just needs to be kept wet.