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The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: Zathras on September 10, 2008, 12:38:38 PM

Title: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: Zathras on September 10, 2008, 12:38:38 PM
The Large Hadron Collider was successfully tested in Geneva.

There was no boom.

No boom today, boom tomorrow.  Always a boom tomorrow.
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: stePH on September 10, 2008, 01:14:00 PM
The Large Hadron Collider was successfully tested in Geneva.

There was no boom.

No boom today, boom tomorrow.  Always a boom tomorrow.

What?!  Look, somebody's got to have some damn perspective around here!

Boom.  Sooner or later.  BOOM!  ;D
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: Zathras on September 10, 2008, 02:14:23 PM
But do you know Ivanova's Mantra?
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: stePH on September 10, 2008, 03:15:20 PM
But do you know Ivanova's Mantra?

The "Babylon 5 Mantra"?

Ivanova is always right.  I will listen to Ivanova. (&etc)
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: Darwinist on September 10, 2008, 03:26:29 PM
The Large Hadron Collider was successfully tested in Geneva.

There was no boom.

No boom today, boom tomorrow.  Always a boom tomorrow.

Oh, so that's why my dogs were all giddy.
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: Leon Kensington on September 10, 2008, 03:45:10 PM
Why do I find myself constantly looking over my shoulder waiting for a giant black swath to emerge over the horizon?
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: Thaurismunths on September 10, 2008, 09:09:31 PM
So... what are the warning signs of a black hole?
I mean, suppose there was a sub-atomic black hole stuck in out gravitational field that was not 'evaporating' like Hawking said. In fact it is already in the earth, sucking in matter, growing by the second. Do you really think they'd tell us (http://escapepod.org/2006/06/01/ep056-the-clockwork-atom-bomb/)?
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: eytanz on September 10, 2008, 10:02:44 PM
In case anyone needs to check the status of the world, here's a useful website:

http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: Zathras on September 10, 2008, 10:23:45 PM
In case anyone needs to check the status of the world, here's a useful website:

http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/


Genius
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: Planish on September 17, 2008, 09:26:43 AM
I gather they have got the engine to turn over and rev it up (metaphorically speaking) but have not put it in gear to go anywhere yet. Collisions begin a month later.

Why do I find myself constantly looking over my shoulder waiting for a giant black swath to emerge over the horizon?

Well, .......  check out these webcams: http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
 :D

So... what are the warning signs of a black hole?
I mean, suppose there was a sub-atomic black hole stuck in out gravitational field that was not 'evaporating' like Hawking said. In fact it is already in the earth, sucking in matter, growing by the second. Do you really think they'd tell us (http://escapepod.org/2006/06/01/ep056-the-clockwork-atom-bomb/)?
In the meantime, listen to Bill deSmedt's Singularity (http://podiobooks.com/title/singularity).
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: Zathras on September 19, 2008, 03:49:37 AM
They had to shut the collider down...
Title: Re: Did I miss the black hole?
Post by: stePH on September 19, 2008, 04:36:06 AM
Actually this reminds me of a sticker I saw over twenty years ago; I think it was from Mad magazine:

Quote
The End of the World Came Yesterday.

Too Bad You Missed It.