Large Hadron Collider and hilarious overreactions

[Spiffu]

1.9 degrees Kelvin...so the accelerator will be operating at just barely over absolute zero.

What the hell are they using to super cool that thing without destroying the materials around it.

[silentm]

Originally Posted by Spiffu What the hell are they using to super cool that thing without destroying the materials around it.

the article says liquid helium. i guess it to be in some kind of metal tubing.

1.9 degrees Kelvin...so the accelerator will be operating at just barely over absolute zero.

barely over 0 kelvin would be around a half billionth K which was achieved by a science group in the US

[10000rpmlover]

Originally Posted by Spiffu 1.9 degrees Kelvin...so the accelerator will be operating at just barely over absolute zero. What the hell are they using to super cool that thing without destroying the materials around it.

liquid nitrogen

oh well, enjoy yuour last moments, grap a mp3 of portishead's glory box, some astro glide or some other slippery substance, close your eyes, think about monica bellucci, best way to go

[Jona]

Originally Posted by 10000rpmlover oh well, enjoy yuour last moments, grap a mp3 of portishead's glory box, some astro glide or some other slippery substance, close your eyes, think about monica bellucci, best way to go

Man, you've thought this through, haven't you?