Large Hadron Collider scientists receiving death threats

SUBMAN1 · 09-06-08, 12:02 PM

Nice. People are just stupid sometimes.

-S

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Geneva (Switzerland) – The Large Hadron Collider is just a few days from being switched on, but the scientists in charge of the 17-mile long super collider are already getting impassioned pleas to stop their work, some of the scientists have even received death threats. According to a Telegraph UK article, CERN, the organization that is in charge of the LHC, has been inundated with emails and calls from concerned citizens, part-time scientists and others. James Gillies, CERN’s public relations spokesperson, says many of the people want to delay or stop next week’s test, but there’s no chance of that happening....

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Frederf · 09-06-08, 01:28 PM

Is this about the micro black holes thing? People have got to use sense in that a black hole is only as powerful as the amount of matter in it.

geetrue · 09-06-08, 03:51 PM

Knowledge can overcome fear, unless the knowledge is tainted that is.

Digital_Trucker · 09-06-08, 03:55 PM

Yep, no world destruction gonna happen here. On the other hand, we thought the atom bomb was "safe", too, at one point in time, didn't we? We (human beings) never know when our next great idea is going to be the end of us.

Blacklight · 09-07-08, 12:58 AM

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Knowledge can overcome fear

The problem comes when trying to EXPLAIN the knowledge to people who in no way shape and form can possibly UNDERSTAND the knowlede or refuse to put in the brainpower to understand it which unfortunately is a vast majority of people.

People have to get it through their skulls... this thing works on such a small scale that it IN NO WAY threatens the planet. Yeah.. the energy it produces is massive.. but it's still not even a FRACTION of the energy that would be needed to wipe out this planet in the way they're claiming it would.

Diopos · 09-07-08, 01:44 AM

I consider myself to be a tolerant person, more so when it comes to people's convictions political, religious or whatever...
BUT
I'M GETTING FED UP WITH ALL THESE MEDIEVAL-DOOMSDAY-CONSPIRACY-PARANORMAL-APOCALYPTIC-I_KNOW_WHAT_GOD_WANTS_OF_YOU-ILLUMINATI-fanatics, individuals, groups or even whole nations.
I'm going into a kamikaze mode here!.

I HOPE THEY'RE RIGHT!!!!
I HOPE THE WHOLE PLANET VANISHES WHEN THEY PUSH THE START BUTTON!!!!
I'M CERTAIN THAT THE INSTANT EXTINCTION OF AN INFINITE STUPIDITY NODE WILL BE (SOMEHOW) BENEFITIAL TO THE WHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE!

mrbeast · 09-07-08, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by geetrue

Knowledge can overcome fear, unless the knowledge is tainted that is.

I'm curious what do you mean by 'tainted'?

Raptor1 · 09-07-08, 10:36 AM

I've had it just about up to....here....with the doom-sayers as well, most of them are just idiots that read it up somewhere and think they know what they're talking about

SUBMAN1 · 09-07-08, 10:39 AM

I disagree. I give it a 100% chance of a black hole generated and one that can be sustained as long as needed after they figure out the process. It will be a magnetically suspended black hole however so no real need to worry (as long as it doesn't suck something up! :p). This is cool science in my book.

-S

09-06-08, 03:51 PM	#3
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Knowledge can overcome fear, unless the knowledge is tainted that is. __________________

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Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Yep, no world destruction gonna happen here. On the other hand, we thought the atom bomb was "safe", too, at one point in time, didn't we? We (human beings) never know when our next great idea is going to be the end of us. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

09-07-08, 01:44 AM	#6
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I consider myself to be a tolerant person, more so when it comes to people's convictions political, religious or whatever... BUT I'M GETTING FED UP WITH ALL THESE MEDIEVAL-DOOMSDAY-CONSPIRACY-PARANORMAL-APOCALYPTIC-I_KNOW_WHAT_GOD_WANTS_OF_YOU-ILLUMINATI-fanatics, individuals, groups or even whole nations. I'm going into a kamikaze mode here!. I HOPE THEY'RE RIGHT!!!! I HOPE THE WHOLE PLANET VANISHES WHEN THEY PUSH THE START BUTTON!!!! I'M CERTAIN THAT THE INSTANT EXTINCTION OF AN INFINITE STUPIDITY NODE WILL BE (SOMEHOW) BENEFITIAL TO THE WHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE! __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

09-07-08, 10:36 AM	#8
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I've had it just about up to....here....with the doom-sayers as well, most of them are just idiots that read it up somewhere and think they know what they're talking about __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-07-08, 10:39 AM	#9
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I disagree. I give it a 100% chance of a black hole generated and one that can be sustained as long as needed after they figure out the process. It will be a magnetically suspended black hole however so no real need to worry (as long as it doesn't suck something up! :p). This is cool science in my book. -S __________________

09-06-08, 01:28 PM	#2
Frederf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 665 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 1	Is this about the micro black holes thing? People have got to use sense in that a black hole is only as powerful as the amount of matter in it.