Honestly, I’m really starting to believe those theories about the universe protecting itself from destruction when I read stories like this:
The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features. Now, a bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of the accelerator has, according to the Register, shut down the whole operation.
The bird dropped some bread on a section of outdoor machinery, eventually leading to significant over heating in parts of the accelerator. The LHC was not operational at the time of the incident, but the spike produced so much heat that had the beam been on, automatic failsafes would have shut down the machine.
This incident won’t delay the reactivation of the facility later this month, but exposes yet another vulnerability of the what might be the most complex machine ever built
And leads me to think that maybe somebody, somewhere, sometime is trying to send us a message.
H/T: Vodkapundit
“somebody, somewhere, sometime is trying to send us a message”
Interesting suggestion from someone who disclaims the existence of God.
But not the existence of Quantum Mechanics.
And, James, the tagline was a joke in case you didn’t figure it out
Оно того стоит.