The Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider, a machine designed to send protons at each other and gauge any reactions, had its first successful test firing yesterday. The machine cost $3.8 billion and consists of 17 miles of underground “tube” that the protons are fired down. It traverses the border of Switzerland and France and was built with collaboration from over 85 countries. The Collider is highly controversial and is considered by some, a threat to humanity. Even though top physicists like Stephan Hawking have said it is safe, there are still those who believe otherwise. I personally think that this is a huge scientific advancement. Supposedly the collider can make protons travel 99.999999% the speed of light(wikipedia). Sure it could probably be used as a weapon, but the possible scientific advancements such as the discovery of the Higs Boson, anti-matter, or extra dimensions far outweigh the risks. The people of earth need to start viewing the glass as half full not half empty. Look at the positives for a change. If you poke fun at things that scare you, they won’t scare you much longer.

Lab set to start world's largest particle collider –my article

Also, a rap about the function of the collider is attached to the bottom. Its already gotten over 2.5 million hits on youtube.com to date.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM