Going on a tour of CERN today with my son. Quite excited even though I’m a particle physics imbecile. iDave jnr is a boffin. My head hurts already with imploding atoms.

Have a smashing day.

My head hurts already

Best not ask them about neutrinos then.
Especially as they are making everyones head hurt at the moment.
😉

Naranjada, good work!

Top work Up there Naranjada – it has a Strange Charm. No way were you Down at the Bottom of the class.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-qTCrNpi44[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDGcxAf9D8[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdDwxdqLyGg[/video]

Awesome. Maybe have a quick watch of this before you go..

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NMqPT6oKJ8[/video]

(This is why I love physics).

I have very very little inertest in such things, I must say, but I spose this must be like visiting an amazing cathedral or something, so have a great time! 🙂

Could that thingy tell you why I’ve got such terrible wind this morning? 😳

Thepurist – you certainly have a quarky sense of humour.

Best not ask them about neutrinos then.

My mate is going to see them last week.

Could that thingy tell you why I’ve got such terrible wind this morning?

Is it because you are full of shit? 😛

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Awesome. Maybe have a quick watch of this before you go..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NMqPT6oKJ8

(This is why I love physics).

Ah, my old lecture theatre and some of my old lecturers! Glad to see some of them are still around.

It could be, Junky; I’ve had two poos already today, possibly a third is on the cards.

ask ’em if it works properly like the one that measured the neutrinos.

Are you taking a baguette with you?

Just watched that last video, only a physicist could describe a hand as a ‘high density reigon’

😐

Can anyone please explain, in Idiot, what the bloody hell it is that thing actually does?

Cos I’m confuddled. 😐

Can anyone please explain, in Idiot, what the bloody hell it is that thing actually does?

Smashes thing into other things at very high speeds to see what they are made of.

I don’t think they really know Elf.
Basically it’s a big old fashion telly with a few bits bolted on for measuring stuff.

Data produced by LHC, as well as LHC-related simulation, was estimated at approximately 15 petabytes per year

😯

Jeeze! Kev; that’s nearly as much as Wobble’s porn stash!

Smashes thing into other things at very high speeds to see what they are made of.

Howzit do that then? Does it involve the use of magnits?

Uh-oh: Turtle-heading…

iDave – did you post this post tomorrow?

smashes tiniest bits of matter together to see if they can make smaller bits. Like crashing 2 lego cars together then trying to find the bit that went under the fridge only to discover other bits, or something.

Does it involve the use of magnits?

Yes, it’s like a giant japanese bullet train with a huge circular track – makes the train go faster and faster then at the last minute they switch the points, divert the train and slam it into something.

Stuff is made of atoms, right? Well atoms are made of smaller particles, and those particles are made of still smaller particles. Theoretical Physicists make up theories to try and figure out how things work – why we have particles and stuff, and what they are – and the theories predict certain things will exist and how to find them. The machine tests the theories by smashing particles into each other.

Kev, that possibly the best explanation I’ve heard of how it works.

Dave, mention that to them… Then ask whether the Higgs-Boson is one of the 1×1 pieces that always seem to get stuck on the stairs, hidden, until you are trying to get something from the fridge in the middle of the night. Then they suddenly un-hide and make themselves very painfully felt.

So why they do this thing then?

Because they want to find out what the smallest thing in the universe is and how the universe was formed.

Or, because someone got drunk and came up with the idea and someone gave him a big sack of cash.

to make finer sandpaper.

So why they do this thing then?

Can’t get laid and don’t like beer.

Smuggle in some bouncy balls.

Smuggle in some bouncy balls.

Because they want to find out what the smallest thing in the universe is and how the universe was formed.

But why do they want to find out such things?

For what ultimate purpose?

to make finer sandpaper.

😆

But why do they want to find out such things?

For what ultimate purpose?

You mean practical purpose? Well it would alter our understanding of the very very small, which is useful in things like electronics and nanotechnology.

Ah, right, so nothing to do with trying to work out how to invent some new mega weapon then?

No?

Oh, right….

Isn’t it nice that they’ve spent billions of pounds on something that will be of significant benefit to Mankind, rather than the next Armageddon Maker….

It makes a rubbish Airfix kit though, and will disappoint the kids at Christmas.

Parent’s won’t like the Lego version either. Shit loads of little bits to tread on.

Ah, right, so nothing to do with trying to work out how to invent some new mega weapon then?

Nope. No direct weapon potential, but obviously

Shit loads of little bits to tread on.

..but so little you won’t notice that you’ve lost them, and won’t notice if you stand on them.

Well the tour was very impressive, even though I didn’t understand much any of the physics behind it all. Amazing feat of engineering and that. Can’t begin to imagine the budgets involved. Saw rooms full of scruffy blokes looking at monitors and wandering around aimlessly pointing at things and muttering. Will post pics later – they have a 100 megapixel camera can take 40 million images a second, but I just used my phone.