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Originally posted by chiron613
First of all, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) isn't going to make anything that the Universe itself doesn't make. The idea that the LHC will somehow cause the end of the world is nothing more than fear of technology.
Originally posted by Selahobed
reply to post by buddhasystem
Yes but these cosmic rays are produced in natural conditions, the stuff produced there are not.
Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
quote]Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by chiron613
First of all, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) isn't going to make anything that the Universe itself doesn't make. The idea that the LHC will somehow cause the end of the world is nothing more than fear of technology.
Well put. For those who might have missed the facts, cosmic rays coming to Earth often carry energy many times that which is to be produced at LHC. This means that whatever particles are to be studied at LHC are already produced in some quantities in the atmosphere and the rocks, but of course due to scarcity and unpredictable location aren't amenable to study in nature.
To the OP author: as others noted, you got picture of the LHC wrong on page one. You seem to have focused on the very old machine, the PS.
The town of Saint-Genis visible in your other pic is where I like to buy fresh bread
I was down in the LHC cavern earlier this year and it's really impressive. Looking to data taking in a few weeks!
Originally posted by Selahobed
reply to post by buddhasystem
Well for a start the whole process is artificial by definition. And they are trying to repoduce the environment for these interactions artificially in a confined space. The universe is slightly bigger!
Originally posted by Selahobed
reply to post by buddhasystem
Remember that the Higgs is THEORETICAL so maybe doesnt even exist!
Originally posted by Selahobed
These interaction do occur naturally, however the energies produced by these interactions are not not confined, but are released into the cosmos which can better absorb these energies because its its size.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by Selahobed
reply to post by buddhasystem
Remember that the Higgs is THEORETICAL so maybe doesnt even exist!
True, and so there is even less grounds for hysteria.
Originally posted by undo
reply to post by Ophiuchus 13
we don't actually get to know at the public level, about anything truly dangerous, unless it's already been tested first without the approval of the public. ya know? makes sense doesn't it?