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

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Ahh, so there's a reason I woke up this morning craving a bagel! All is explained! Excellent.

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

Unless it's working in reverse now, and instead of destroying the universe the LHC is slowly and inexorably making everyone crave toroidal food objects.

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

I'm certainly currently craving the sesame seed bagels you can get at Richmond station with smoked salmon and cream cheese. Even though I'm not hungry.

To be fair, I always *do* crave those bagels though. ;-)

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

You must someday come to the States with me, and I will introduce you to real bagels. British bagels are depressing, even the best of them.

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

That sounds like an excellent plan to me.

There is something slightly overly dense about the bagels I've had. I sometimes find them quite hard to eat unless I'm very hungry.

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

I welcome the toroidal craze! Perhaps it will inspire people to make new, topologically exciting foodstuffs. Clearly we should have more of those.

Insert "My food is problematic" Firefly quote here.

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

Here it is. :-)

(Was introducing kateqp to Firefly tonight. She wasn't entirely sure after the first two episodes, but I then showed her Shindig and then Jaynestown and she was far more won over. :-) )

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Bwhahaahhaaaaa.

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

Sam, meet Ash. Ash, meet Sam.

You are both indescribably fantastic. Ask friend_of_tofu.

I demand that you add each other. :-)

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

OK boss!

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you properly. =)

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

And to meet you, too!

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Yes ma'am! (hang on, when did you meet friend_of_tofu and how did I miss it? I've been wanting you two to meet for ages! Also alextiefling of course)

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

I plan on introducing them tomorrow.

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Yeehah! Give them both all my love.