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November 20, 2006 at 2:03 pm

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BioTech

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Giant machine to recreate conditions of big bang
Collider may create miniature black holes

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1952288,00.html

Seems they are a bit unsure exactly what will happen.
November 20, 2006 at 2:22 pm

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PHARTY

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Why cant they just leave it alone ?
November 20, 2006 at 2:25 pm

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BioTech

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Well I can understand why they want to do it. It’s really interesting if you ask me, but i can’t help thinking that they are too eager to find out what’s going to happen without researching the hazzards deep enough just like nanotechnology.
November 20, 2006 at 2:27 pm

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raverbaby

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Well sounds amazing to me why not just go for it. who knows what it may unlock or lead to. could be the beginning of a new era of technology.
November 20, 2006 at 2:28 pm

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stax

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hmm seems a lot of dollah ( £4.2bn ) to try and create something that will have no practical use.

”Even in my wildest imagination I can’t think of this discovery having a practical application” Professor Engelen .

i think maybe the money could have more pressing needs
November 20, 2006 at 2:31 pm

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BioTech

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stax wrote:

hmm seems a lot of dollah ( £4.2bn ) to try and create something that will have no practical use.

”Even in my wildest imagination I can’t think of this discovery having a practical application” Professor Engelen .

i think maybe the money could have more pressing needs

Yeah, I thought that. Although if we didn’t strive to understand science we would never advance… tricky one.

I’ve added another option “Waste of Money”
November 20, 2006 at 2:35 pm

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raverbaby

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who knows, it could lead to the ability to duplicate material, and may solve things like world hunger.
November 20, 2006 at 2:38 pm

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stax

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hmm tricky i find all this sorta stuff really interesting.

its the want to understand the unknown that makes us human, yet maybe it will be our demise?
November 20, 2006 at 2:42 pm

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BioTech

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raverbaby wrote:

who knows, it could lead to the ability to duplicate material, and may solve things like world hunger.

The sad thing is that if they found out how to create matter only the world leaders would have access to such technology and it would come at a cost. After all, someones got to have control and power haven’t they. :you_crazy

We simply couldn’t have third world countries becoming stable and developing an economy.. it simply wouldn’t do! :hopeless:
November 20, 2006 at 2:46 pm

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raverbaby

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true, its a shame really, maybe some good will come of it eventually. Either that or it will blow us all to smithereens. I cant imagine countrys putting that sort of cash into an experiment where there is no beneficial purpose. More of a case of them not telling us something i think.
November 20, 2006 at 2:51 pm

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raverbaby wrote:

true, its a shame really, maybe some good will come of it eventually. Either that or it will blow us all to smithereens. I cant imagine countrys putting that sort of cash into an experiment where there is no beneficial purpose. More of a case of them not telling us something i think.

Oh for sure, it will unlock some secrets that could help propel science forward in to a new age but it’s also a bit like a display of status I reckon. Kinda like the first people to launch a spacecraft or the first country to the moon or the north pole etc.

eg. If you’re not involved then you are not a big player.
November 20, 2006 at 2:55 pm

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raverbaby

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BioTech wrote:

eg. If you’re not involved then you are not a big player.

Yeah thats sounds quite like it too.
November 20, 2006 at 3:34 pm

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Shit Robot

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Not Sure,tiz interesting for sure,but thats an awfull lot of money,
November 20, 2006 at 6:49 pm

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globalloon

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when you compare the amount being spent by the government on researching renewable energy (£60 million this year) then 4.2 billion seems like a big fat waste of money

there are much more pressing scientific needs

edit: I had to go and listen to Orbital – ‘you lot’ after reading about that
November 20, 2006 at 7:52 pm

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Raj

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It is crazy to spend more on maybe getting results than on renewables :you_crazy:you_crazy:you_crazy

Mind you even a tenth of the nuclear budget on renewables would be enough to cause serious progress in the field :crazy_diz
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