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Fantastic video explains how the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) works

By Adam Stanhope in Science & Tech, Video Clips on Sep 10, 2008 at 6:58 pm



The folks at CERN have successfully tested the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). They are now ready to move forward on the tests for which the LHC was built. The LHC has had a great deal of press of late – some positive, some negative. We’ve posted about it several times here on Neatorama.com.

The YouTube video above, apparently created by CERN employee Chris Mann, does a great job explaining what the LHC is all about. It followed hydrogen gas from a tank that is released into the system all the way to a collision between super-high-energy protons colliding at near light speed.

If you’re remotely interested in the LHC, consider this a “must-see” video. [YouTube]


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  1. Johnny Cat
    Sep 10th, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    They just had this on boing boing. But yeah, it's awesome.

  2. Ali S.
    Sep 10th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    I'm just glad we are all ok...OH GOD WHY IS THE SKY BLEEDING!? AHHH!

  3. jmp478
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 12:19 am

    All they did today was start it up. They won't be colliding the particle beams until spring.

    Looks like we'll be able to exist for another 5 months ;)

  4. Matthew Bellamy
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:54 am

    This machine sucks balls

  5. Samuel L Jackson
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:56 am

    I THINK THIS MACHINE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE GRID BUT ON VIRGIN MEDIA

  6. Samuel L Jackson
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:58 am

    hooahhh

  7. Orlando Bloom
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:58 am

    i agree with samuel L jackson it shud be on virgin media cus this sucks

  8. THE MAN FROM THE MOVIE WITH A NAKED WOMAN IN
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:59 am

    LOLOLOLOLOL

  9. koneko
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 8:00 am

    i think i shall call this "deep thought"

  10. K!P
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 8:56 am

    it sure is big.

  11. Frantelle
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 8:59 am

    What a cool piece of technology. Are they available on e-bay yet?

  12. Adam Stanhope
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 9:07 am

    It was on Boing Boing? I thought I was so clever for digging this up.

    Maybe I beat them? I'm going to check.

  13. Adam Stanhope
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 9:36 am

    I couldn't find it on BB just now.

  14. atanguay
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 9:38 am

    Well jeez, when they put it this way...what's the big fuss? It's just essentially a proton roller coaster that crashes invisible atoms together. I almost did that for my 6th grade science fair.

  15. Justinnnn
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    That's all this thing does? There is no collection of the energy produced? What a waste. Sure, knowledge gained is great and all... but the amount of resources this experiment has/does use, it should make a returning contribution. Sure, knowledge is the "ultimate power" yeah yeah yeah, but it just seems like a waste of a potentially great energy source.

  16. Johnny Cat
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    So sorry, Adam. I coulda sworn Mark posted it, but alas...need. more. vitamins.

    You are hereby cooler than BB.

  17. Adam Stanhope
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    Thank you, Johnny Cat. You may present me with my crown in the throne room.

  18. Joe
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Here's an interssting article on what they do dissapate the energy of the beams.

    http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/cms/?pid=1000570

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