What is going to happen when scientists switch on the particle accelerator in Geneva in 2008???

Question

thoughts and opinions?

Answer 1

The lights in the neighborhood will probably dim. Then, the long, slow process of doing science begins. Over time, you'll see results of experiments previously impossible to perform. Some theories will be confirmed, others will be refuted.

Answer 2

U dont have to worry about apocalypse. There are many, many other particle accelerators like CERN currently operating n nothings happening.

Answer 3

I don't think anything spectacular will come of the fact that the particle accelerator gets turned on, but I think that its use will help to bring about new advances in the field of theoretical physics.

It will be the most powerful particle accelerator in existence, so there are good chances it will be more productive than current particle accelerators, which have already provided scientists with a lot of information.

I don't expect the graviton or higgs boson to be discovered on the first day, but with particles moving at almost the speed of light at temperatures near absolute zero, it wouldn't surprise me if at least the higgs boson were discovered within the first few years of operation.

Of course, there is a slight possibility of destroying the Earth or the entire universe or creating a black hole, but the chances of that seem to be almost 0 and I think the potential benefits outweigh the (almost) nonexistent risks.

Answer 4

In this instance, according to the laws of quantum mechanics, a highly developed, intellectual wolverine will transport from the future and ask, "My dear fellows, what the hell has taken you so long? Anyone have a spot of Earl Gray for an old friend?"

Answer 5

We find the Higgs boson?