Comments on: LHC Beam Zooms Past 1 Trillion Electron Volts, Sets World Record http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jonathan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/#comment-13936 Jonathan Mon, 16 May 2011 06:55:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=6605#comment-13936 The majority of these things turn out to be nothing at all," a spokesman says. "It is very speculative at this stage, but there is a great deal of excitement and anticipation that something will be found, which is probably why this has found its way onto the Internet The majority of these things turn out to be nothing at all,” a spokesman says. “It is very speculative at this stage, but there is a great deal of excitement and anticipation that something will be found, which is probably why this has found its way onto the Internet

]]> By: Kev http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/#comment-13935 Kev Tue, 18 May 2010 18:13:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=6605#comment-13935 To expound upon Andy's comment: Knowledge, whether it be in particle physics or in love and marriage is often terribly expensive. But, you can later use it to great effect... ;) To expound upon Andy’s comment:

Knowledge, whether it be in particle physics or in love and marriage is often terribly expensive. But, you can later use it to great effect… ;)

]]> By: Wil http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/#comment-13934 Wil Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:39:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=6605#comment-13934 LHC: Way to go! This is good stuff! LHC:

Way to go! This is good stuff!

]]> By: Andy Lawler http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/#comment-13933 Andy Lawler Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:56:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=6605#comment-13933 If it takes 60 seconds to toast two pieces of bread in a 1000 Watt toaster (roughly realistic), each piece of bread takes 3000 joules to toast. The LHC, at the time of this post, puts roughly 1.18 trillion electron volts on each particle, which is about 1.89 × 10-7 Joules. So each particle could theoretically toast about 63 billionths of a piece of toast. A lot more energy goes into the LHC, so if you were trying to make a point about its massive energy use, you're still right. The LHC consumes as much energy as a small city. If it takes 60 seconds to toast two pieces of bread in a 1000 Watt toaster (roughly realistic), each piece of bread takes 3000 joules to toast. The LHC, at the time of this post, puts roughly 1.18 trillion electron volts on each particle, which is about 1.89 × 10-7 Joules. So each particle could theoretically toast about 63 billionths of a piece of toast.

A lot more energy goes into the LHC, so if you were trying to make a point about its massive energy use, you’re still right. The LHC consumes as much energy as a small city.

]]> By: Jeffrey Wiedl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/#comment-13932 Jeffrey Wiedl Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:35:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=6605#comment-13932 To expand a bit on Ann's comment: A proton (or other particle) at full speed in the LHC: 7 trillion electron Volts 7.0 * 10 ^9 eV. --> 7,000,000,000 eV A 100 watt light bulb burning for one hour: 2.2 * 10 ^24 eV --> 2,200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 eV. So the light bulb represents 3.1* 10 ^14 (that's 310,000,000,000,000) times the energy of the particle accelerated in the LHC. 7 trillion eV is really, really small. To expand a bit on Ann’s comment:
A proton (or other particle) at full speed in the LHC:
7 trillion electron Volts
7.0 * 10 ^9 eV. –> 7,000,000,000 eV

A 100 watt light bulb burning for one hour:
2.2 * 10 ^24 eV –> 2,200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 eV.

So the light bulb represents 3.1* 10 ^14 (that’s 310,000,000,000,000) times the energy of the particle accelerated in the LHC.

7 trillion eV is really, really small.

]]> By: Robert LeClare http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/#comment-13931 Robert LeClare Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:36:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=6605#comment-13931 I love watching history in the making. This is the same feeling I had when I watched the first Moon landing! I love watching history in the making. This is the same feeling I had when I watched the first Moon landing!

]]> By: Ann Nymus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/#comment-13930 Ann Nymus Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:32:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=6605#comment-13930 None and none, respectively. None and none, respectively.

]]> By: Jimmy the pud http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/30/lhc-beam-zooms-past-1-trillion-electron-volts-sets-world-record/#comment-13929 Jimmy the pud Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:27:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=6605#comment-13929 How many pieces of toast would that make? Or, how many electric chairs could it power? How many pieces of toast would that make? Or, how many electric chairs could it power?

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