CERN - The Doom-bringer

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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by Master Kenobi » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:26 pm

So I could have phrased that a bit better. :oops: I hope it actually stays running next time they start it up.
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by Mae Dean » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:36 pm

Just saying... it is, in and of itself, a cost-prohibitive project. They will continue to funnel money at it pretty much no matter what. It's the nature of the beast to devour money. :P
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by collegestudent22 » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:55 pm

Lucksi wrote: I don´t know, but do those computers HAVE to be networked and be accessible from the net?
Because of this, I would assume so. However, if the scientist had thought to add a supercomputer to the list of SHIT THEY WOULD NEED, that probably wouldn't be necessary....
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by Killer-Rabbit » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:03 am

Lucksi wrote:I don´t know, but do those computers HAVE to be networked and be accessible from the net?
I would find it quite ironic if they weren't.

More irony: They won't have enough time to cool the thing back down to near absolute zero because they have to shut it down for the winter.
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by adciv » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:06 am

Why do they have to shut it down for the winter?
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by EvilElf » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:12 am

adciv wrote:Why do they have to shut it down for the winter?
They have a goal of making the worlds largest snow fort in winter.
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by Killer-Rabbit » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:15 am

The CNN article just mentioned it wouldn't be finished before the winter shutdown. Though this article mentions that the winter months are scheduled for "obligatory maintenance."
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by kaiju01 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:50 am

They shut it down because CERN shuts down for the winter. I've gathered that CERN shuts down during Europe's Winter months because of the increased cost of electricity from heating demands. It's a more opportune time to do maintenance.
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by ampersand » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:18 pm

Pity there isn't any such really large supercolliders in the United States. Heck, we could probably put it in New Mexico. No one would miss New Mexico.
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by adciv » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:31 pm

Nah, Nevada. Then, if it disapears into a sargasso sea, we know Third Impact is imminent.
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Re: CERN - The Doom-bringer

Post by ampersand » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:55 pm

I thought about that, then I thought, Do I really want something to threaten Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, or the Grand Canyon? So, that's why I selected New Mexico.
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Post by StruckingFuggle » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:53 pm

Plus it has A History of that sort of thing.
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