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One girl at least has already committed suicide over it. The fact remains that it is even considered a possibility that they could wipe us out by turning that reactor on and they are still doing it is kind of terrifying. I wish that they would have crunched some more numbers and taken a few more precautions before giving it the go ahead. Magnets won't stop a black hole, just plasma. And if they find those mysterious particals are spreading, what would they even be able to do to stop it? Of course if they do make a mini black hole and it just fizzles out after it eats the reactor some theory's on black holes could be confirmed. Or if it winks out of existence a second later, that would be interesting.
In other semi related news: Have you heard they are re-making "The Day The Earth Stood Still". Klatu Burada Nicto!

I hope nothing happens, but I'm going to assume it will and try to enjoy this next month or so.

I agree with Seffy. Why did they turn it on if they thought it might destroy us?! What horrors we visit upon ourselves in the name of science.

[Edit: I suppose that's part of the point, though (horrors in the name of trying it out and finding if we know what we're learning/talking about).

Also, (here's something perhaps not of interest to anyone here), I read (Dr.) Brian May's talk-about-it entry on his website. It's here if you want to search quickly for Sept. 9.]

I think it's EXCELLENT and 280% AWESOME. I'm so curious and would love to see what they find out! even if it isn't the elusive Higgs Boson (or "god-particle" - would show how matter can exist when the subatomic particles that make up atoms are in fact massless etc).

Even the doomsday theorists and other poor mislead / uninformed people who say the world will be converted into a lump of strange matter or swallowed by black holes are great... provides wonderful entertainment reading all those theories razz

Personally I'm really excited!! (if you couldn't tell). I keep counting down the days till the next test or 'apocalypse'... next standing date is the day before my birthday! (21st Oct)

So while we all wait;

http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/
http://quegrande.org/countdown/

Cheerio! Happy apocalypse!

EDIT: of course with only a highschool education I can't say that there definitely won't be any... er, bad .. stuff happening...

But when you think about it, they're just hitting fast (almost the speed of light) protons at each other, and recording the trajectory, spin, energy released, speed and other shiz of the subatomic particles that are released when they hit and are split apart. From what I've learned so far in physics and from what's on youtube, it doesn't really sound like it's going to kill everyone. And hey, if it really was that dangerous, do you really think they'd allow it to go ahead?!?!?!? you have way more chance of dying from a lead salmon falling on your head, in my uneducated opinion. Very unlikely, but of course you can't REALLY rule the possibility out, huh. Lead Salmon. That's all I have to say. No, make that titanium.

i'm so glad people agree with me on that bit.
i feel like i was just being totally weird and dorky when i mentioned it reminded me of some crazy doctor who episode.


torchwood, eh?
i'll have to watch it then.

hope it's in my local movie place : D

freaj~
it is amazing seeing so many things going on about it.
i agree.
i want to see what comes out of this.
it better be ********>

it sounds like some bad 'hip' video made to 'entertain' highschool students D:

like something out of bill nye.

haha nice find though

Uh.. uh.. uh... O__o

And that one website.. rofl