Scientists want a BIGGER Hadron Collider

[ScottyB]

Of course scientists want a bigger hardon. Why do you think they became scientists in the first place?

 

[TwiceOver]

Umm... Shouldn't they do a little more with the one they already have first?

 

[tatteredpotato]

The US should start building the Superconducting Super Collider again and not fuck it up this time. It's a shame we've given up the lead in areas like this.

This. Our government would rather fund dead-end social programs as opposed to scientific research that (along with other things) actually made the US the superpower that it is.

I just hope Fermi gets the Higgs before LHC.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

270,000 km long accelerator.

:hmm:

 

[sdifox]

:hmm:

Just illustrating why circular is preferred when you go high power.

 

[destrekor]

This. Our government would rather fund dead-end social programs as opposed to scientific research that (along with other things) actually made the US the superpower that it is.

I just hope Fermi gets the Higgs before LHC.

It would be awesome to see the guys at Fermilab find these things before the folks at Cern.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Just illustrating why circular is preferred when you go high power.

The 270,000km one would be circular too though

 

[sdifox]

The 270,000km one would be circular too though

my point was that it would be kindda hard to build a linear 270,000km accelerator

Notice the mention of gravitational variance and earth's curvature


It can double as a space elevator while not accelerating particles

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

They should just upgrade the current LHC. They already have a planned upgrade that would increase the visibility of the results 10X. Just do it now bitches.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Large_Hadron_Collider

All colliders have planned upgrades since you get diminishing returns on the same tests (less to learn after doing it a few times). There's a limit to how much you can upgrade them though and then you need to move to a bigger one.

 

[JulesMaximus]

A bigger Hardon Collider?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !

 

[Jeff7]

I wouldn't say the LHC has been "fraught with problems." Sure there have been issues, but that's to be expected considering that nobody has ever built anything like this before.

That, and I believe they refer to it as "the most complex machine humanity has ever built."

 

[Patranus]

Maybe they should work on getting the current one fully operations and then we can talk about building another one.

 

[darkxshade]

Maybe they should work on getting the current one fully operations and then we can talk about building another one.

That one has already been destroyed by rebel scum... it's time to build a new and fully operational hardon collider!!! Fire at will commander!

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Well, at least this one has helped scientists realize that straight hardon colliders work better than circular ones...

 

[sdifox]

Well, at least this one has helped scientists realize that straight hardon colliders work better than circular ones...

Are you saying they built the hole first and now are working on the stick that goes in the hole?

 

[phoenix79]

my point was that it would be kindda hard to build a linear 270,000km accelerator

Notice the mention of gravitational variance and earth's curvature


It can double as a space elevator while not accelerating particles

A VERY fast space elevator. Not one I'm sure I'd want to ride in it.

 

[sdifox]

A VERY fast space elevator. Not one I'm sure I'd want to ride in it.

na, as mass goes up, the speed drops dramatically.

come to think of it, maybe we should be thinking rotary acceleration of package and release at the right time to sling the package up into space.

Not for humans of course

 

[TecHNooB]

In a video I saw, Michio Kaku explains that a larger collider was originally what physicists had proposed but Congress rejected it so they had to settle with the current LHC. So it's not hard to see why they want a bigger one.

 

[Kelvrick]

That one has already been destroyed by rebel scum... it's time to build a new and fully operational hardon collider!!! Fire at will commander!

Yea, the current security system is a little weak.