Topic: Is the world about to go out with a bang? (Read 14387 times)

TerryRussell · « **Reply #25 on:** September 07, 2008, 19:57:50 »

If you've ever read the book, it was fought in the area where I lived and went to school.

One of the books we studied in English Literature classes was War of The Worlds by dear old H. G.

It was delightful when we read about the Martians destroying Woking, since that was where the school was located...

Agent|Austin · « **Reply #26 on:** September 07, 2008, 22:50:26 »

Quote from: The Captain on September 07, 2008, 14:57:57

No, I don't think so. Well.... maybe .

No. What worlds are in the movie ?

Earth, and Freds Evil Place, and the Brains of Terth. (Terry)

TerryRussell · « **Reply #27 on:** September 07, 2008, 22:53:11 »

Or it was fought between Martians, the English and flu germs.

saltydog · « **Reply #28 on:** September 07, 2008, 22:57:33 »

And Orson caused quite a stir with his radio show..

The Captain · « **Reply #29 on:** September 08, 2008, 00:57:24 »

Quote from: Agent|Austin on September 07, 2008, 22:50:26

Earth, and Freds Evil Place, and the Brains of Terth. (Terry)

Evil place ey? Hmm, I might want to visit this evil place of which you speak

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TerryRussell · « **Reply #30 on:** September 08, 2008, 18:37:28 »

Perhaps you live there already, but don't yet realise it...

Agent|Austin · « **Reply #31 on:** September 08, 2008, 18:52:14 »

Quote from: The Captain on September 08, 2008, 00:57:24

Evil place ey? Hmm, I might want to visit this evil place of which you speak .

Go into the basement at 666 ave and 666 st in Evilville

RJK · « **Reply #32 on:** September 08, 2008, 18:58:26 »

Quote from: Agent|Austin on September 08, 2008, 18:52:14

Go into the basement at 666 ave and 666 st in Evilville

Where did you get my ex wife's address from???

Russ K

TerryRussell · « **Reply #33 on:** September 08, 2008, 19:09:46 »

Your ex-wife lives at the same address as my ex-wife's mother? Wow!

mvsmith · « **Reply #34 on:** September 08, 2008, 19:36:58 »

Quote from: TerryRussell on September 07, 2008, 22:53:11

Or it was fought between Martians, the English and flu germs.

Actually, Terry, it was fought between the Martians, the Jerseyitesâ€”ours, not yoursâ€”and a virus, specifically the Secaucus Crud. Ask your better half.

The LZ was about 10 miles NE of Trentonâ€”site of another epic battle where we beat theâ€¦ never mind.

TerryRussell · « **Reply #35 on:** September 08, 2008, 19:47:18 »

Depends whether you're talking Radio or Book.....

The radio program is legendary even here. I've listened to a recording a few years back.

In the book, I loved the way the Martians blew up my school.

Person264 · « **Reply #36 on:** September 09, 2008, 17:24:49 »

Back to the topic of the world "ending" and the LHC, I have to admit that it has caused quite a stir at my school. Everyone seems to think that the world will end tomorrow and I bet the science department are happy with everyone that teensy bit more interested in science. It's great advertising.

JHB · « **Reply #37 on:** September 09, 2008, 19:46:52 »

Happy BIG BANG everyone!

(sorry but some people like me laugh themselves of the chair by reading stuff like that)

I think I'm more afraid for a new cold war between US and Russia if it will become a 2nd reality in the human history...

TerryRussell · « **Reply #38 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:05:02 »

Well, if we all wake up dead tomorrow, I think many people will blame me.

Person264 · « **Reply #39 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:08:59 »

Terry are you part of/going to be part of if we still exist the link up thing that might be needed for the huge amount of data that is going to come from the LHC?

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #40 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:11:45 »

Well, tomorrow is the moment of truth, chances are, we will be fine, if not, it was nice knowing you all (being serious for once there).

Jack.

JHB · « **Reply #41 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:15:15 »

When will this happen in GMT, UTC time...or what? Just to make sure that I get the Norwegian time

Paddy134 · « **Reply #42 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:23:31 »

The world has ended about 4 times in the last 10 or so years, i don't see why this time it sould be different. If anything goes wrong it is under ground so damage will be minimal because i don't think the actual thing they are doing will be as powerful as the origional big bang... but just in case... Bye bye everyone

its a shame the human race didn't have much of a innings.

Person264 · « **Reply #43 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:24:20 »

I think it's 7:30 GMT. That's when the BBC radio 4 program about it starts. Unless they turn it on before and sneakily destroy us while we aren't looking.

Did people worry about the world ending when the last big collider was built?

J3nsen · « **Reply #44 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:29:30 »

Black Hole!

JHB · « **Reply #45 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:40:38 »

LOL J3nsen

The time and the light will be stretched so hard... But what I have seen on movies it's some kind of time travel. So we may just end up back to the time when this Earth had this creature as it's leader..

or much better...the stone age

Proud to be a Viking

J3nsen · « **Reply #46 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:49:18 »

Person264 · « **Reply #47 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:51:04 »

We can't travel back in time (cos there would be nothing there to appear in), but people could travel back in time to when we first start the LHC if it warps spacetime enough.

TerryRussell · « **Reply #48 on:** September 09, 2008, 21:59:27 »

I think that the worry that people have is that they think that a molecular level black hole (if produced) would sink to the centre of the earth and gradually swallow the earth up, atom by atom.

A reasonable concern. Ray Bradbury wrote a "Golden Age" science fiction story about that happening on Mars, I think.

BUT,

(1)
The particle accelerator doesn't have even a part of a bit of a small portion of a fraction of what is needed, energy-wise.

(2)
Black holes have a life-time related to their mass. With such a tiny mass, any black hole would radiate out of existence in such a short time that the systems might not even notice it. (Black holes are fuzzy and have no hair). The engergy given out would be about the same as the collision put in when creating it.

JHB · « **Reply #49 on:** September 09, 2008, 22:21:24 »

I just try to focus on the clock here...

Sooner or later it will be "bedtime"

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