LHC Really Isn’t Going to Destroy the Earth
jewel August 27th, 2008
Twice in the past couple weeks I have walked by someones desk at work and saw them looking at one of the scare monger websites saying that the Large Hadron Collider is going to destroy the planet! Oh noes! Sadly, both times the person reading the site was buying into all the weapons grade bullshit the site was spewing. Also, sadly, I have no links to the sites they were visiting. I’ll have to remember to get links next time.
Anyway, thankfully, people way smarter than me have done all the hard work for me and have explained exactly why these scare monger websites are so very wrong and I was able to point these folks in the right direction and give them, hopefully, some peace of mind. I hate to see people scared over nothing and actually buying into whatever these snake oil salesmen are selling. And it’s always something, isn’t it.
LHC promises to do some really neat science and I, for one, am really looking forward to it being switched on and seeing what we learn. It’s truly exciting!
For more information on why the LHC isn’t really going to destroy the planet, here are a few links:
Bad Astronomy: No, the LHC won’t destroy the Earth
Bad Astronomy: Breaking: LHC still will not destroy the Earth
Universe Today: Will the Large Hadron Collider Destroy the Earth?
Some links about the LHC:
CERN: LHC Home Page
O’Reilly: Interview with Brian Cox
Universe Today: Large Hadron Collider Rap is a Hit
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