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| − | + | The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest particle accelerator, used in physics research, and particularly for finding the Higgs Boson. The Higgs Boson is a particle which gives particles their mass and until its discovery in 2012 was the last particle of the Standard Model of Physics to not have been experimentally confirmed. | |
| − | + | At the time of this comic's writing, the LHC was nearing completion, and the comic imagines technicians working at the LHC and not having any visual confirmation of what happens. Since they can't see the Higgs Boson, they can only wait for the theorists to determine what actually happened. The comic jokes that the bored technicians would fry pigeons and give helicopters cancer with the proton stream, neither of which are actually possible. This is because the stream is contained within the LHC, and non-organic entities can't get cancer. However, the radiation from the stream might have some major effects on pigeons. | |
| − | The | + | The title-text makes another joke about the effects of highly charged particles, claiming that when they pass through a bubble chamber (an older particle detection device) they leave a trail of candy. |
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Revision as of 05:00, 18 August 2013
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 Title text: When charged particles of more than 5 TeV pass through a bubble chamber, they leave a trail of candy. |
Explanation
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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest particle accelerator, used in physics research, and particularly for finding the Higgs Boson. The Higgs Boson is a particle which gives particles their mass and until its discovery in 2012 was the last particle of the Standard Model of Physics to not have been experimentally confirmed.
At the time of this comic's writing, the LHC was nearing completion, and the comic imagines technicians working at the LHC and not having any visual confirmation of what happens. Since they can't see the Higgs Boson, they can only wait for the theorists to determine what actually happened. The comic jokes that the bored technicians would fry pigeons and give helicopters cancer with the proton stream, neither of which are actually possible. This is because the stream is contained within the LHC, and non-organic entities can't get cancer. However, the radiation from the stream might have some major effects on pigeons.
The title-text makes another joke about the effects of highly charged particles, claiming that when they pass through a bubble chamber (an older particle detection device) they leave a trail of candy.
Transcript
- The Large Hadron Collider, CERN...
- Megan: Okay, moment of truth. "click"
- Large Hadron Collider: "VVVVVRRMMMMM"
- Cueball: Do you see the Higgs Boson?
- Megan: Nope.
- Cueball: Huh.
- Megan: Well, then.
- Cueball: Until the theorists get back to us, wanna try hitting pigeons with the proton stream?
- Megan: Already on it. Cool! I just gave a helicopter cancer.
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Why is there is a link to some Higgs Boson music on this page? -- 220.226.203.202 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- Probably to rub it in that the Higgs Boson is well in our past now. Davidy22[talk] 04:46, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Apropos to birds, there was a mishap at the LHC involving a piece of bread dropped from a bird. That occurred months after this comic was made. --Quicksilver (talk) 04:36, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
As I see it, they are experimental physicists. They see the data, they do not find the Higgs boson, now it is the theoretical physicists' turn to find a new explanation of massive particles. Undee (talk) 12:40, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
- Or, better yet, a new way of finding the Higgs. Anonymous 22:18, 3 December 2013 (UTC) 173.245.54.91 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
