I have blogged about the 17 mile long Hadron Collider before. It is the world's largest particle accelerator and will explore the world on smaller scales than any human invention has explored before. The collider consists of a particle accelerator buried more than 300 feet deep near Geneva, Switzerland. About $10 billion has gone into the accelerator's construction, the particle detectors and the computers.
Some people have expressed concern that creating these particle collisions might create a black hole or some type of vortex that might lead to our demise in time and place. Although physicists acknowledge that the collider could, in theory, create small black holes, they say they do not pose any risk. A study released Friday by scientists explains that any black hole created would be tiny, and would not have enough energy to stick around very long before dissolving.
The collider will run at full power for the first time in conjunction with the first beam test on Wednesday. Nice knowing you, see you in the next dimension.
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