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Originally posted by ressiv
make the proper hardware first... then learn......
Originally posted by Marked One
This is just a conjecture of mine completely out of nowhere. But could it be possible that they are lying about leaving the collider off due to repairs, etc. And actually having it run the whole entire time without anyone knowing so nobody will try and stop them again like they did before?
Originally posted by ImaginaryReality1984
Originally posted by ressiv
make the proper hardware first... then learn......
They have the proper hardware based on various theoretical models. The hardware is working right now. Particle accelerators need constant maintenance, pretty much every one of them shuts down for regular maintenance. These machines use incredible amounts of energy and the wear and tear has to be addressed.
Some of them run for 2 years and are then offline for a year, others run for only a year and are offline for 18 months. This is standard practice and during this time, along with maintenance they look at improving the machines to further increase the accuracy of their results.
If science were left to people like yourself then aircraft would not have taken off when they did, no we'd be 50 years behind. If indeed they would ever be used because the experiments would always involve danger.
The same goes for the hydrogen bomb. You do realise some scientists said it would ignite the entire atmosphere and we would all be destroyed. The mathematics did not support their views and so we went ahead. If we had not done so then physics would have been set back so many years, along with various industries because the development of that bomb led to all sorts of advances.
[edit on 20-3-2010 by ImaginaryReality1984]
Originally posted by Zeus2573
, that is nothing in comparison.