There is no practical use that I know of after reading about it.

The thing the scientists are using as a reason is just to know or curiosity.

I'm not kidding either lol.

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[QUOTE="CrazyFox_444"]Nope but it can make a blackhole wich consumes the earth =DGrindingAxe

Nonsense. Media hype has completely misconstrued it. It CANNOT create a blackhole which could destroy the Earth. Hypothetically speaking, even if a black hole was created (which isn't possible) the containment field would stop it expanding anyway.

But blackholes are created in space...so it is possible. Maybe on a much smaller scale, but it has to be possible.

First off, this thing will be able to test some stuff that we haven't before, such as looking for the Higgs Boson. Basically, through all this testing we'll be able to discover new physics and rewrite some old theories. There's a list on Wikipedia of some of the main things they want to test, if you're interested. If you think that's stupid, then you're not realizing what you get out of it as a side effect. Stuff like computers and cell phones are the results of physicists work.

Second, the LHC doesn't have enough power to sustain a black hole. Even if a black hole was created (which is VERY unlikely) as a result of a collision, it would be microscopic and eventually disappear. This is due to Hawking Radiation, which is a type of radiation emitted from black holes. The smaller the black hole, the more the radiation is released. The more that's released, the more mass that is lost. As a result, the black hole couldn't take in enough matter to compensate for it, and in about 2 picoseconds (I think) it would disappear completely.

The media just likes something to report on; I'm surprised this wasn't just Fox news that reported it.

Just for the record, all they're doing tomorrow is running the particles through it; they aren't colliding anything. The first collision is scheduled for October 21st. Most scientists will agree that nothing bad is going to happen anyway and the science proves it (although some of it IS theoretical, but when it comes from Hawking it's probably safe to say it's correct).

Sorry to get rid of your excuse to drink:P

Kinda reminds me about one of the stories about my English teacher. About 20 or so years ago, when he was really strict and somewhat crazy (he's more lenient nowadays), he brought a gun to school and at the beginning of class took it out and pointed it at his head. After about 20 seconds he put it down and said, "now please turn all of the feelings and thoughts you just had into a full page journal write, due at the end of class."

As crazy as it sounds, i'm pretty sure it's true, since it's been confirmed he's done other crazy stuff like rip the P.A. system out of the wall when the secretary made an announcement that interrupted his lecture.

1. The Idolm@ster

2. Love stories

3. Pokemon (it's seen as a little kid's thing around here)

4. Cute anime girls

Yes.....I always wanted to go into the boys bathroom, and if i'm a boy no one would think i'm weird....pinkyoshi1993

Do it anyway, just act drunk or something. Course there's nothing out of the ordinary, other than urinals.

Quite often actually...

Without getting into detail, a common fantasy I have is where I'm married in the future and computers are capable of virtual reality, allowing us to virtually switch genders.

Yes, point and laugh.