Party: Not the End of the World

[mirrorshard]

The Large Hadron Collider, at CERN, will be switched on for its first beam at approximately 0930 CET (0730 GMT, 0830 London time, other times around the globe) and the world will not end.

This is quite historic; it is (as far as I know) the first occasion on which it has been definitively, authoritatively, and scientifically proven that this will not be the case. There's even a risk assessment (PDF link).

So I suggest we endeavour to celebrate it by consuming items topologically identical to the LHC - eg., ring doughnuts, iced ring biscuits, onion rings, bagels, &c. - around that time. Suggestions of other suitable food items are welcome.

Pass it on.

Comments

[yaqub.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one who doesn't believe the given dates, and thinks that in fact they've already thrown the switch and found the universe hasn't come to an end, therefor they can now say 'We're going to do it tonight and the universe will not come to an end! Huzzah!'

Just wondering.

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

It's tempting, but the idea of these people being organised and competent enough to keep a secret that big is a bit implausible to me. After all, they're scientists...