This wednesday the biggest particle excelerator ever created will be flicked on in an attempt to recreate the conditions that existed immediately after the Big Bang occured. This facily in Switzerland cost 2 billion
This is an amazing event that has the potential (although unlikely) to create a black hole in our midst. I hope to still be able to see you all on the 11th. :)
Article about the Eventful switch on!
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/05/1356379.aspx
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/2650665/Legal-bid-to-stop-CERN-atom-smasher-from-destroying-the-world.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/07/research.cern?gusrc=rss&feed=education
Links:
http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN
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by Langdon Graves