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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I say blow it up....we can start from scratch and maybe get it right this time.

Start from scratch on what exactly?

Yeah, pretty difficult to start again without a planet to do it on...

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You can do “order of magnitude” calculations. When they say they "don't know what is going to happen" they are referring to the details. I like to compare this to when they developed the atomic bomb. During the early stages of development a number of very bright physicists were worried that the A-bomb would release enough energy to initiate a fusion reaction in the atmosphere. Later, someone (I believe it was Fermi but I would have to look it up) did a few calculations and concluded that the energy would be far less. Although he couldn't pin point the amount of energy he knew it wasn't going to destroy the earth.

And now that I have just compared CERN to one of the first atomic bombs they’re probably going to kick me out of the physics clubs. Anyway, now I am off to a conference talk.

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Originally posted by SkyHigh * They estimate the possibility of accidentally destroying the planet as extremely low. They just said they have no idea what is going to happen.. How can they estimate what is going to happen??

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It's about time someone did something awesome with a super-collider.

I want me a fucking dimension with dinosaurs and robots.

Kind of reminds me of that machine they built in that movie "Contact" with Jody Foster.

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I wonder what the basis for this estimate of apocolypse is?



Anyone else thinking Half-Life about now?

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Originally posted by Matt I wonder what the basis for this estimate of apocolypse is? Anyone else thinking Half-Life about now?

I'm stocking up on shotguns and health packs.


Edit: Wait, where the fuck did my healthpacks go?

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Originally posted by Abercrombie I know what they're really building.

heaven help us if the villain on the other side turns out to look like Jay Davidson

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Originally posted by malek why risk the planet if there is a chance, even so insignificant?

so what if the entire planet blows up? there won't be anyone around to complain. not even jayx1

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This would make a great weapon.

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I forgot to add this.

"Doctor Freeman, report to Anomalous Materials Test Lab immediately."