God Does Not Like The Large Hadron Collider

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: David Bolduc <bolduc () austin rr com>
> Date: November 6, 2009 1:38:41 PM EST
> To: johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups com, Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: God Does Not Like The Large Hadron Collider

> Well, someone doesn't.  Useful pointers in original.
>
> <http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11/bread-loving-bird-shuts-down-lhc 
> >
>
> Baguette Dropped From Bird's Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron  
> Collider (Really)
> By Stuart Fox
> Posted 11.05.2009 at 11:09 amThe Large Hadron Collider, the world's  
> most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break.  
> First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the  
> energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine  
> to add additional safety features. Now, a bird dropping a piece of  
> bread on a section of the accelerator has, according to the  
> Register, shut down the whole operation.
> The bird dropped some bread on a section of outdoor machinery,  
> eventually leading to significant over heating in parts of the  
> accelerator. The LHC was not operational at the time of the  
> incident, but the spike produced so much heat that had the beam been  
> on, automatic failsafes would have shut down the machine.
> This incident won't delay the reactivation of the facility later  
> this month, but exposes yet another vulnerability of the what might  
> be the most complex machine ever built. With freak accident after  
> freak accident piling up over at CERN, the idea of time traveling  
> particles returning from the future to prevent their own discovery  
> is beginning to seem less and less far fetched.
> [via The Register]



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