FOOD FOR SCARY THOUGHTS! - Page 2

microdmitry · #16 03-29-2008, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAorama

Well, if he's an M.D. radiologist, then he does have to have a pretty good understanding of atomic/nuclear physics, since he deals with it on a daily basis to do his job.

It's like if you said that plumber has a good understanding of hydrodynamics.

sofo · #17 03-29-2008, 10:20 PM

Science cannot be stopped by skepticism.

Besides, if it does go all wrong, we won't feel a thing.

Andy43 · #18 03-29-2008, 10:57 PM

"...that will spell the end of the Earth — and maybe the universe."

I chuckled at that. Humans can be so paranoid.

Smitty · #19 03-30-2008, 12:19 AM

Oh good god, people need to know what they're talking about before they freak. Black holes aren't alive, and they don't eat, and they don't grow, they aren't monsters. The black hole they're creating is extremely small, and honestly, it might not work. If anything, it might eat an atom or two.
Black holes also slowly disinegrate. It's expected that it will "die" in a little while, and everything will be cool.
I hate it when people turn scientific progress into comic book madness.
smitty

Lefty Robb · #20 03-30-2008, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAorama

Well, if he's an M.D. radiologist, then he does have to have a pretty good understanding of atomic/nuclear physics, since he deals with it on a daily basis to do his job.

Thats child's play compared to theoretical particle physics and quantum mechanics/Quantum chromodynamics with a nice dash of Classical gauge theory and string theory thrown in needed to understand to full potential of this device. Its like comparing 2nd grade arithmetic to Calculus

funkdubious · #21 03-30-2008, 07:52 AM

I don't care if I feel a thing or not.I havnt done all I want to in life yet. Destroy it!

**GilkyBear** · #22 03-30-2008, 08:05 AM

Run them heretics out of town with pitchforks and torches haha.

Nah, turn the thing on.

rob777vdy · #23 03-30-2008, 08:27 AM

call me thick but i still dont know what its meant to be.whats it all about ?????

scotte_za · #24 03-30-2008, 09:26 AM

Maybe it will make Mesa's cheaper?

Algiman · #25 03-30-2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotte_za

Maybe it will make Mesa's cheaper?

Only if hell freezes over during the experiments!

kotornut · #26 03-30-2008, 09:55 AM

Just do it already. If we all die oh well.

HeavyMetal4Ever · #27 03-30-2008, 11:48 AM

I'm more worried about the experiments they don't tell us about.

Fire it up and see what happens.

Rock on!

Out Of This Swirled · #28 03-30-2008, 12:04 PM

Unlike all of you. (look down nose) I do have a PHD in partical physics and feel ..... oh wait a minute, i might have dreampt that?

It would be a SUPREME! irony if in trying to find out the origins of everything that in the process we wiped it all out! Talk about a kick in the bollock! "I know the meaning of life..... oh Pissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss" (being sucked into a black hole)

jk-27 · #29 03-30-2008, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefty Robb

Thats child's play compared to theoretical particle physics and quantum mechanics/Quantum chromodynamics with a nice dash of Classical gauge theory and string theory thrown in needed to understand to full potential of this device. Its like comparing 2nd grade arithmetic to Calculus

I was with you all the way up to "That's"...

jk-27 · #30 03-30-2008, 12:42 PM

OK, having read the article, the biggest two things that strike me are:

A) An Hawaii court has no jurisdiction over Europe, so CERN don't have to do a damn thing, they don't even have to turn up, so what's the point of filing the suit?

B) This guy could've filed in Europe and CERN would have had to turn up, but he didn't do that because he wanted to save money. Dude, if you're really that concerned that the Earth and Universe as we know it is about to be destroyed, wouldn't you want to spend an extra couple of $ to make sure it didn't? Put your money where your mouth is.