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the end
Worried about the Large Hadron Collider destroying the Solar System in a big ball of fire and Z particles? Then stop fracking whining about it and go to the LHC Countdown page. Just 26 days to the end of the world, folks. Time to start looting. [LHC Countdown]
Final Countdown for Large Hadron Collider Activation, Prepare Your Escape Pods
Worried about the Large Hadron Collider destroying the Solar System in a big ball of fire and Z particles? Then stop fracking whining about it and go to the LHC Countdown page. Just 26 days to the end of the world, folks. Time to start looting. [LHC Countdown]
spam
Spammer Keeps Whining About Large Hadron Collider Assploding
Dear Moron Physicist Who Can't Write Proper English,
I hope you are right about CERN's Large Hadron Collider exploding and destroying the whole frikkin' universe in a big fiery ball of antimatter, neutrons and Higgs bosons.
That way we won't have to try and decipher your spam any more.
Yours Sincerely,
j.
P.S. Check out MIT Center for Theoretical Physics' admin answer to this guy after the jump. Apparently he doesn't only spam via email, but calls and harasses people everywhere and leaves messages on answering machines.
P.P.S. Stop sending mail, you psycho.
P.P.P.S. Can someone at Google shut down this spammer's Gmail account at once? Thanks.
lhc
Contrary to the somewhat feverish claims laid out in an recent lawsuit, when our favorite particle-smashing, Force-finding Large Hadron Collider is switched on soon it will not result in the destruction of life as we know it. Such claims are "complete nonsense" say the scientists at CERN (and everywhere else,) in response to the suit. They should know: it's their machine, they designed it and they've been telling everyone for a while that their research shows it's safe.
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CERN to Morons: Large Hadron Collider Won't Destroy Earth. Morons.
Contrary to the somewhat feverish claims laid out in an recent lawsuit, when our favorite particle-smashing, Force-finding Large Hadron Collider is switched on soon it will not result in the destruction of life as we know it. Such claims are "complete nonsense" say the scientists at CERN (and everywhere else,) in response to the suit. They should know: it's their machine, they designed it and they've been telling everyone for a while that their research shows it's safe.
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black hole
Scientists Make Black Hole in Fiber Optic Cable: World Doesn't End
OK, so its not quite as sensational as it sounds— UK scientists have been trying to simulate conditions near the event horizons that shroud black holes, and they've cleverly simulated a horizon using pulses of light in a special optical fiber. So, no disastrous gravity well was made and the world didn't suddenly end with a horrible crunch. But they did create an analog of a black hole that helped them understand some of the weird and whacky physics that goes on near real ones. More »
darth higgs
CERN's scientists, the fine people who brought us the W and Z particles, anti-hydrogen atoms and hyperlinked porn sites web pages, are now hard at work building the Large Hadron Collider to discover something even cooler: the Force. Yes, that Force. Or like physicists call it, the Higgs boson, a particle that carries a field which interacts with every living or inert matter, which could bring us closer to understanding how the Universe works:
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Scientists Looking for the Force Finally Put CERN's Large Hadron Collider to Good USe
CERN's scientists, the fine people who brought us the W and Z particles, anti-hydrogen atoms and
science
HERCULES Laser is Most Intense Laser in the Universe, Almost as Powerful as the Death Star
"If you could hold a giant magnifying glass in space and focus all the sunlight shining toward Earth onto one grain of sand, that concentrated ray would approach the intensity of a new laser beam made in a University of Michigan laboratory." - PhysorgIf that doesn't amaze you, you need a slap. The HERCULES laser can produce that intensity instantaneously, and it is said to be the most intense known light in the universe. More »
tennis
Leave it to the geniuses at the NIT Physics Lab in Japan to build a cannon that firesping-pong tennis balls at near-sonic 700 Km/h, annihilating cabbages, Coke bottles and what look like sundry colorfully packaged snack-food items. There's no dramatic tension here, just the satisfaction of seeing the strong overpower the weak. Want more? Update: Some of you pointed out inconsistencies that, upon review, turned out were the result of me reading one thing and watching another, combining the two into one big idea. My apologies.
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Tennis Ball Howitzer Vs. Things You Find at a Grocery Store
Leave it to the geniuses at the NIT Physics Lab in Japan to build a cannon that fires
8:40 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Wilson Rothman
9,027 views,
28 comments
Latest by N@tedog: You know what. I take that back. There's a spectator in the background who continues to move at the same speed. Thaz a fazt ball. more »
software
iPhone iPhysics Makes Physics Phun
Physics was one of the few subjects in college we didn't fail (with English, Math, Philosophy, Psychology and Philosophy rounding out the list of ones we did), so we take exceptional interest in this iPhysics game. Just use your finger to create new objects that you can fling around inside your iPhone/iTouch using the game's built-in physics engine. It's no ragdoll getting hit in the nuts (one of my college programming projects), but it'll pass the time on the can. [Installerapps]
6:40 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Jason Chen
22,169 views,
30 comments
Latest by takemetoyourtoaster: is there a version for the n810? if there is where can i get it more »
gaming
Ageia Puts PhysX Gaming Chip into Huge Laptops
The standalone physics chip that Ageia released two years ago is making its way into laptops. Don't expect to use the PhysX 100M mobile processors in tiny notebooks though, these are designed for big desktop replacement mofos, and should ship with a Dell machine first before it hits other "laptops". No info on how much added cost this will be, the actual use of PhysX chips is questionable since not all that many games support it for more than a little eye candy. [Extreme Tech]
bad science
So, it turns out that maybe Einstein was wrong about that whole relativity thing. A couple of German physicists claim that they've broken the speed of light (with a photon, not a rocket, disappointingly). What this means is that time travel, instantaneous traveling between distant locations and really fast download speeds could all be possible.
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Einstein Wrong, Form a Queue for Time Travel
So, it turns out that maybe Einstein was wrong about that whole relativity thing. A couple of German physicists claim that they've broken the speed of light (with a photon, not a rocket, disappointingly). What this means is that time travel, instantaneous traveling between distant locations and really fast download speeds could all be possible.
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gadgets
This is one amazing clock. Called L'Anchrone, its pendulum is activated by the weight of falling ball bearings. The guy took well over 18 months to design and build this intricate masterpiece, going through multiple design convolutions and even consulting an old physics book from 1894 to figure out exactly how it should be done. More »
L'Anchrone: Amazing Clock Has Balls
This is one amazing clock. Called L'Anchrone, its pendulum is activated by the weight of falling ball bearings. The guy took well over 18 months to design and build this intricate masterpiece, going through multiple design convolutions and even consulting an old physics book from 1894 to figure out exactly how it should be done. More »
gadgets
If this Perpetual Calendar is Rockin, Don't Come Knockin'
This one goes out to all of my physicists out there. Yeah, you know who you are. I think it is time to ditch your lame desk calendar for something a little more physic-y. I don't have the slightest clue how this calendar actually works, but there are some magnetic balls that mark off the month and day of the week with a little black magic. Wait, how does it know when it is a leap year? $38. More »
digital cameras
