free_at_last
19-09-2008, 01:11 PM
ARE THEY AFRAID!!!
GENEVA - The world's largest particle collider malfunctioned within hours of its launch to great fanfare, but its operator didn't report the problem for a week.
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In a statement Thursday, the European Organization for Nuclear Research reported for the first time that a 30-ton transformer that cools part of the collider broke, forcing physicists to stop using the atom smasher just a day after starting it up last week.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_re_eu/eu_big_bang
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GENEVA - The world's largest particle collider malfunctioned within hours of its launch to great fanfare, but its operator didn't report the problem for a week.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a statement Thursday, the European Organization for Nuclear Research reported for the first time that a 30-ton transformer that cools part of the collider broke, forcing physicists to stop using the atom smasher just a day after starting it up last week.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_re_eu/eu_big_bang
http://i34.tinypic.com/ir48dy.jpg