Today we learn from Switzerland inscrutable good news:
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has collided particles to release record-setting bursts of energy. LHC collisions have reached 7 TeVs (7 trillion electron volts). The purpose of the CERN particle accelerator experiment is to observe and measure the Higgs Boson Particle, also called the God Particle, predicted to exist by the Standard Model of particle physics, but which has yet to be observed in the physical world. The ultimate goal is a collision releasing 14 Tevs of energy. [nowpublic.com]
Of course since the US was a super power, we began to build a collider but money was not there to complete the project. Congress killed it . The buildings that were built will house data centers. [wiki]
I’ve got to have a Physicist for dinner and get an explanation beyond WiKi. But the bottom line is: will it matter (no pun intended). Will it stop the war in the Middle east from happening? Will Muslims believe it?. Can we use it as a weapon? Will it cause us to fall into a black hole – the prevailing concern? Will we find out when the end of the world will really occur so that we may pack a lunch, buy tickets and watch?
If there is a war going on over Darwin’s teachings, imagine one over the less known future findings from this project? We won’t be able to accept or deny any data that comes out of this unless we took physics.
But for those of us who may want to believe in the after life but have doubts, will this just exacerbate the problem and add to the reputation of Doubting Thomas? Easter will become a national spring holiday. One thing of which we can be certain: the Biblical line that goes something like “blessed are those who have seen and believed; more blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe” is the product of a genius rhetorician in the early centuries following Christ.
Now because most of us are neophytes in the physical sciences, here are a couple of videos by a professor who is charming, good looking and a genius to explain these events to us:
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AFVET
March 30, 2010
Any collision of atoms on this scale could create a so called ‘black hole.’
The black hole would not be anymore the size of the atoms.
As far as the 7 trillion volts,.. it’s not the voltage, it’s the current.
You have seen people exposing themselves to static electricity
and seeing their hair stand on end ?
If they were grounded with that kind of voltage they would fry.
Lighting is static electricity, unless you happen to be grounded, and standing under the spark.
samhenry
March 30, 2010
Thanks AFVET. I had no idea this process had to do with static electricity.
AFVET
March 30, 2010
It really doesn’t, I was referring to ‘voltage vs. current’ .
You can tolerate a ton of voltage and survive, but it takes very little current going thru your heart to kill you.
LisaInTX
April 2, 2010
WOW! We’ll explained, but allot still went right over my head…hahahaha
I like science but this is WAY complicated and more detailed than I could figure out.—I personally like to simply enjoy and appreciate and wonder at the many creations of the Lord.
IMO—As to the danger of all this ‘science”…..looks like man has taken to heart the “creation” and wish to empower themselves as demi-gods “creators”…..that mankind is a creature that is not flawless of nature, it will be only a matter of time before one uses this “Scientific Wonder” for EVIL.
samhenry
April 2, 2010
It’s like the atomic bomb, Lisa. Create a black hole and then just shove China down it! LOL or is that LOL? These are so large and it takes time to build these plus tons of money, we would know who else had one really fast!
I think we have been in trouble with the godhead since the atomic bomb.