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Re: Large Hadron Collider shuts down for two years of upgrades

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Post by dolphenstein » Fri, Feb 15, 2013, 2:53 AM UTC

systematical wrote: post #7

In 50 years society will look back on this thing, much like we did with the computers of the 1950s and laugh.

I don't think computer and collider technology necessarily correlate. The ISR collider was built over 40 years ago. People aren't generating exotic subatomic particles in their backyard quite yet.

Re: Large Hadron Collider shuts down for two years of upgrades

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Post by javajosh » Fri, Feb 15, 2013, 5:21 AM UTC

3rd3 wrote: post #8

systematical wrote: post #7

In 50 years society will look back on this thing, much like we did with the computers of the 1950s and laugh.

What if we get bored of increasing progress?

Flushing out the standard model is not progress.

Re: Large Hadron Collider shuts down for two years of upgrades

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Post by Create » Fri, Feb 15, 2013, 10:24 AM UTC

Create wrote: post #14

just for the record, in order to warn any non-western members: "The cost [...] has been evaluated, taking into account realistic labor prices in different countries. The total cost is X (with a western equivalent value of Y) [where Y>X] source: LHCb calorimeters : Technical Design Report ISBN: 9290831693 http://cdsweb.cern.ch/record/494264 http://cdsweb.cern.ch/record/1127343?ln=en

to the downvoting mob: care to elaborate your argument?

To start off, the quote above is a fact (according all those, who signed it off -- it is relevant to any operational press release regarding CERN).

Re: Large Hadron Collider shuts down for two years of upgrades

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Post by InvisibleCities » Fri, Feb 15, 2013, 7:35 PM UTC

speeder wrote: post #3

That is a most impressive machine, and quite sad we won't have data for two years, but I hope that this time it really become possible to reach 14 tev. Maybe this time they manage to end the world =D

>and quite sad we won't have data for two years

Not really. Currently, the LHC produces data at a rate far greater than it can be analyzed. I'm sure that backlog will keep the world's high energy physicists busy for quite some time.