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bigscreenbob · 2008-08-04, 04:35 PM

My sis used to work there- they are about to crush an atom or develop a black hole or something thats waayyy over my head.
She now works in BC working on computers that crunch the data when they do whatever they do. Check them out.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200..._collider.html

eljay · 2008-08-04, 04:45 PM

Very cool pics - thanks for the link!

Quote:

The CMS is one of two general-purpose LHC experiments designed to explore the physics of the Terascale, the energy region where physicists believe they will find answers to the central questions at the heart of 21st-century particle physics.

Don't they know these answers can be found by just reading the Bible and praying?

It'll be interesting to see what information will result from the tests...and what new questions might be raised.

supervij · 2008-08-04, 09:07 PM

Those are some really cool pics; thanks for the link, bob! It's nice to finally see what the place looks like -- I just finished reading Flashforward, by Robert J. Sawyer (a Canadian sci-fi author), and the story takes place at CERN. Nice to "see" what he was talking about!

cheers,
supervij

BCScott · 2008-08-04, 09:42 PM

3 days, 4 hours and 18 minutes until they throw the switch!

cdn_tbird · 2008-08-04, 11:05 PM

Awesome pics. Especially loved the one of the server room with the CRT in the middle of the aisle. Guess they didn't have the budget for an LCD monitor.

jwt873 · 2008-08-05, 10:21 AM

Great pictures.. Looks like it was inspired by the movie 'Stargate'

2008-08-04, 04:35 PM	#1
bigscreenbob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cranbrook, B.C. Posts: 626	Cool pics from CERN My sis used to work there- they are about to crush an atom or develop a black hole or something thats waayyy over my head. She now works in BC working on computers that crunch the data when they do whatever they do. Check them out. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200..._collider.html

2008-08-04, 09:07 PM	#3
supervij Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,329	Those are some really cool pics; thanks for the link, bob! It's nice to finally see what the place looks like -- I just finished reading Flashforward, by Robert J. Sawyer (a Canadian sci-fi author), and the story takes place at CERN. Nice to "see" what he was talking about! cheers, supervij __________________ Athena Audition speakers, Harmony 676, Oppo BDP-83, Rogers 8300HDPVR, Sony 50A2000 HDTV, SVS sub, Yamaha RXV750 receiver

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BCScott Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windermere, BC Posts: 1,126	3 days, 4 hours and 18 minutes until they throw the switch! __________________ Sony KDL-52XBR4,SD DVR530/630,Tosh HD-A2 HD-A30, Pana DMP-BD65, Pio VSX-1015,Energy C3,CC100,ESM-4,S8.2, Engenius WAP

2008-08-04, 11:05 PM	#5
cdn_tbird Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Aurora, ON Posts: 377	Awesome pics. Especially loved the one of the server room with the CRT in the middle of the aisle. Guess they didn't have the budget for an LCD monitor. __________________ Samsung FP-T5084; Yamaha RXV1400; Sony BDP-S570 & SS-X speakers; SA 4250HD; JVC SVCR (STILL ticking), Panny TH42PZ800.

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2008-08-05, 10:21 AM	#6
jwt873 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Woodlands, MB Posts: 598	Great pictures.. Looks like it was inspired by the movie 'Stargate'