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.
CERN had not reported any problems with the project since its launch Sept. 10, but issued its statement shortly after The Associated Press called asking about rumors of troubles.
Rumors have also flown around (or collided around, hee hee) that the following man was REALLY responsible for its malfunction, first after he was busy text messaging and missed a signal earlier this year while working on it, or refused to fix it until his scientist colleagues gave him a sandwich:
4 comments:
dude, comb your hair. you're at CERN for christ's sake. or at least put on a beret.
yeah, the second one.
the hearty stream will surely cool the transformer
well this wasn't supposed to be public yet but someone leaked it so what the hell
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4789673.ece
looks like one of the magnets quenched (like what budweiser does to your thirst), and delayed the startup by "weeks," which will mean months. now I am really PISSED!!!
did you guys get all the puns?
My friend Charles and I are planning on shooting a short film called the "Large Hard-on Collider"
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