Comments on: The Big Picture on LHC

By: Messier Tidy Upper

Messier Tidy Upper — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:15:34 +0000

@13. Douglas Killings : “Oh my gosh! Its the Yamato’s Wave Motion Gun!!!”

Classic reference! LOL.

(Click on my name to witness the WMG in action.)

By: Arlo

Arlo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:11:23 +0000

I am filled with nothing but awe, wonder and sheer envy at the fact that you stood in and around this collosal device. To think! Standing at the very site that destroyed the entire human race!

I kid, but not abou tthe awe, wonder and sheer envy.

By: Douglas Killings

Douglas Killings — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:27:58 +0000

Oh my gosh!

Its the Yamato’s Wave Motion Gun!!!

By: Blizno

Blizno — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:26:10 +0000

Human beings are amazingly wonderful animals.

I am in awe of us.

By: David D.G.

David D.G. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:50:13 +0000

Jack @ #9, thank you for that! It’s one of my all-time favorite cinematic memories! I’m still getting goosebumps from those words ringing through my mind in Walter Pidgeon’s inimitable voice.

~David D.G.

By: Petrolonfire

Petrolonfire — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:54:10 +0000

We humans figure that stuff out over coffee.

Or a pint! Or a martini or botle or two of wine or spirits. Personally I prefer alcohol to caffine!

Cool pic but I don’t get any sense of scale from it.

Okay having checked the other photos there I’ve gotta say photo # 23 or #30 would be my ch0ice there rather than #11 which you chose. Photos #16 & #2 give a good idea of scale too.

I also like the damage shot ( #4 ) & something about the guy in #8 reminds me of Dalek creator Davros ..

By: Jack Hagerty

Jack Hagerty — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:43:25 +0000

[Points down beam tunnel]

“20 miles!”

[Points other direction]

“20 miles!”

[Points up]

“1200 levels! And 800 other shafts like this one!”

- Jack

By: SkeptikSnarf

SkeptikSnarf — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:18:02 +0000

awesome pics, i would like to know how much metal the LHC contains, by the looks from pics ive seen, its a LOT

ps. hit F11 on you keyboard to get a full screen view

By: Douglas Troy

Douglas Troy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:54 +0000

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing the linkage Phil.

Just the fact that ‘we’ are able to build something like the LHC is truly a remarkable scientific achievement in and of itself. Like many in the community, I can hardly wait to see what new and amazing things we learn from it.

By: Larian LeQuella

Larian LeQuella — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:32:18 +0000

Of course, any time the LHC is mentioned, we need to put a cautionary there!

CREDIT: From http://punditkitchen.com/2009/11/19/political-pictures-large-hadron-collider-destroy-world/

By: Andreas N

Andreas N — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11:24 +0000

Never say Never

Maybe the LHC will tell us unexpected this about the space/time continuum that we had never expected. Who knows, maybe it will teach us about time travel and/or wormholes and intergalactic space-travel will be just around the corner

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:52:57 +0000

I did the pleb’s above-ground-only tour earlier this year and was disappointed that you couldn’t see more of this amazing machinery, but I can appreciate their security concerns. Can’t wait to see what they find!

By: MichaelL

MichaelL — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:39:40 +0000

More LHC news!!!

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/11/earth-destroyed-by-large-hadron-collider-martian-questioned/

By: John Baxter

John Baxter — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:34:12 +0000

Images 3 and 4 are rather scary. Seems as if the total damage could have been worse than it was.

By: nobody

nobody — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:11:33 +0000

Figuring out the secrets of the Universe in definitely cool but traveling to some distant star etc is so much much much cooler than any theoretical model, solved equation or accelerator. That’s what I was dreaming ever since I was young, but as it seems, it so not going to happen in the foreseeable future.