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CERN LHC Armageddon Party - Vancouver - September 12
By crooky | August 9, 2008
Update [September 10]: The party is officially full to capacity.
EDIT: PARTY DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SEPTEMBER 12TH DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT
It’s official. On September 10, 2008, CERN in Geneva is going to turn on the Large Hadron Collider, potentially destroying the entire world. Granted, it’s only a 5% chance (according to some) but there’s still a chance. I know there’s a lot of interest in the CERN LHC because I get a lot of people reading my CERN posts. That naturally led me to the conclusion that I needed to throw a CERN LHC Armageddon party.
Click here to see who’s coming.
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See previous articles I’ve written about the CERN LHC and the impending apocalypse:
Could the Large Hadron Collider at CERN Destroy Our World?
Here’s the drill:
On September 12, 2008 (starting at 6pm) you, me and a bunch of other meddling kids are going to go out and celebrate our impending doom.
FAQ:
1. Why haven’t you picked a venue?
A: Because I don’t know how many people are coming and that makes a big difference on the type of venue I should book.
2. If I RSVP now, will you let me know which venue its going to be held at eventually?
A: Yes. I will e-mail you two weeks before the event and tell you which venue (definitely somewhere in Vancouver) and give you an opportunity to back out.
3. Will there be t-shirts?
A: Yes. I will be providing commemorative t-shirts to mark the end of the world as we know it. Please let me know what size cotton t-shirt you wear when you RSVP.
So, if you’re wondering what kind of party this is going to be… let me give you a taste:
See you there!!! Don’t forget to vote on what we’re going to do during the party below or in the sidebar.
What should we do at the September 12 CERN LHC Armageddon party in Vancouver?
- Dark Matter Eating Contest (33%, 13 Votes)
- Drunken Bocce (26%, 10 Votes)
- Burn down HR Macmillan Space Centre (23%, 9 Votes)
- Karoke (18%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 39
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August 9th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Several prominent physicists who do not appear to display a competent understanding of LHC Safety issues proclaim that more powerful cosmic rays harmlessly strike Earth regularly proving safety. This argument is nonsense.
Stable micro black holes created by cosmic ray collisions with Earth would travel through Earth at nearly the speed of light, leaving the Earth unharmed. CERN’s LHC Safety Assessment Group acknowledged this in a March 2008 email.
Abstract below from Dr. Rossler’s plea to the world, copy available on LHCFacts.org.
“A nightmarish situation, that can still be hoped to be averted in time through communication within the scientific community, is drawn attention to. Only a few weeks remain to find out whether the danger is real or nothing but a mirage. After this time window is closed, it will take years until we know whether or not we are doomed. The story line has all the features of a best-selling novel. The reader is asked to contribute constructively.”
Quote from Dr. Otto E. Rossler, Professor Theoretical Biochemist, visiting Professor of Theoretical Physics, inventor of the Rossler Attractor, founder of Endophysics, winner of the 2003 Chaos Award of the University of Liege and the 2003 Rene Descartes Award.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Nobody wants to burn down the HR Macmillan Space Centre? Balls.
August 14th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Don’t know bout you folks, but at the moment the switch is on, I drink up a bottle or two of cognac, grab my guitar, and play “Smooooke on the waaaater - And fire in the sky - AYYY!!!…”
August 30th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
okay, first of all you are all idiots! Too much star trek and not enough educational research is the reason for it! I can only hope that the future of this planets technological advances are to erradicate dumb shit’s like yourselves. Doomsday is inevitable! However I doubt it will come from better understanding our universe. I have an idea at this party why don’t you all drink large quantities of coolaid and cyanide. Fuckin morons! peace
August 30th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Erick (if that is your real name),
Your poorly written comment is not much of an insult. Let me try to address some of your points:
1. Too much Star Trek and not enough “educational research” is the cause of great many things. Which thing you are referring to here is not clear.
2. I am confident that technology has progressed far enough to facilitate murder and/or genocide. (You’ll forgive me for not being clear on which you are advocating).
3. FYI: “shit’s” means “shit is”. That makes your sentence read “…technological advances are to erradicate dumb shit is like yourselves.”
4. I fail to see your evidence for the claim that “doomsday is inevitable”.
5. I too doubt that “doomsday” will come from better understanding our universe because, by definition, doomsday would wipe out any understanding that we might have gleaned. It’s a bit of a chicken and egg problem the way that you frame the situation, Erick.
6. How can you have an idea at the party? It hasn’t happened yet.
7. “… why don’t you all drink large quantities of coolaid and cyanide.” It’s Kool-Aid, not “coolaid”. You don’t have to worry about infringing some kind of trademark law by intentionally mis-spelling a commonly known brand name. It’s fair use, I’m sure. Also, this sentence needs a question mark at the end of it.
8. “Fuckin morons!” is missing a “g” somewhere. I’ll let you figure out where.
9. “peace” needs to be capitalized and has no closing punctuation. It also seems out of character considering your previous treatises on how we are “dumb shit’s” and “fuckin morons”.
In closing, thank you for your feedback and I encourage you to continue your highschool education before inevitably entering the workforce as a “sanitation engineer” of some stripe.
No ill will intended in lieu of “peace”.
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:16 am
Dear Erick,
Yeah what Aaron said…. Oh yeah… Bite me!
Regards
Rob
September 9th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Armageddon? There is a larger chance of some war breaking out then there is of the Hadron Collider bringing us any doom… Get a grip on yourselves, and if this is fun to you, find something funner to do.
September 9th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
What a great idea. Anyone got some funner ideas?
September 10th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Great idea - sounds like a fun party, a great way to mock all the fools and doomsday charlatans out there. Wish I could go.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Russ,
Thank God you got the joke. There are some people with under-developed senses of humour that have not clued into the fact that a) I don’t really think the world is going to blow up and b) the party is just an excuse to have fun.
I wish you could come to the party too. You’re obviously a fun-loving guy.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Exactly crooky - these doomsday prophets have been around since the beginning of time, and every single one of them has been wrong so far…
Life should be about having fun, so there are plenty of good reasons to have a party. But the LHC is the greatest scientific accomplishment of our civilization; hard proof of just how much we accomplish when we put away superstition and use our minds.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
crooky,
You are my hero.
You too, Aaron Cruikshank.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Yay! Double heroage!
Crooky = Aaron Cruikshank
September 14th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Hey guys,
I want to add something to your fears of black holes and strangelets destroying the earth. I’ve read much of both 5% of a black hole, and 1% of a negative strangelet. However there is one thing none of you considered, that wouldn’t destroy the earth but will leave a crater visible from orbit. Those wonderful physicists built a device capable of causing a helium fusion explosion and a proton fusion explosion. I’ll leave you will a link for you to check out yourselves.
http://bigsciencenews.blogspot.com/2008/03/almost-thermonuclear-lhc.html