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| Man
continues quest to stop Large Hadron
Collider |
October
16, 2008 - Hawaii County
On September 10, Switzerland's Large
Hadron Collider was switched on, and
the Earth is still here. Then again,
the LHC was turned back off nine days
later because the cooling mechanism
failed, never having run any full power
experiments. It won't resume operations
again until 2009.
This turn of events has bought time
for the Big Island of Hawaii resident
Walter Wagner, who has recently made
headlines all over the world in his
quest to get officials to reevaluate
the science behind the enormous machine.
Wagner believes there is a possibility
that the LHC could produce a "stranglet",
or a possible type of dark matter never
before observed, that would grow to
destroy Earth. He also fears the possible
creation of a black hole during the
tests, a scenario that could be just
as bad for the planet.
The Large Hadron Collider is a 17 mile
underground tunnel that will use state
of the art equipment to accelerate protons
to near the speed of light and collide
them. The result: a simulation of the
Big Bang, when our universe was created,
and a scientific study of the fundamental
secrets of physics that will be revealed.
Wagner says his concerns have not been
fully addressed by the scientists at
CERN, the European Organization
for Nuclear Research that operates the
Large Hadron Collider. Wagner has also
pursued legal remedy, but his bid to
have US Courts close down the LHC failed.
Wagner is appealing the decision.
If you are interested in hearing more,
visit his website
against the LHC.
CERN's
official LHC
website is here.
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