Courts Asked to Halt Doomsday
Preparations for starting up the world's largest atom-smasher on Sept. 10 are proceeding smoothly, but the legal tussle over whether it should be stopped is facing new twists. Look for Nobel laureates and diplomats to weigh in as a key federal court hearing nears.
It's kinda like global warming. Hundreds of experts say the LHC is harmless, and a handful of experts say it could cause the end of us and our planet.
Meanwhile the European Court of Human Rights has rejected an emergency injunction to block the Large Hadron Collider from being turned on.
My opinion: I reckon they've already turned it on in a trial run, and we are still here.
Labels: large hadron collider, lhc
posted by Rob at
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
4 Comments:
All of this commotion over the LHC causing the unraveling of "something" is getting tiresome. If it was not for science taking leaps like this we would still be in the dark ages. Yes there are huge risks (atomic energy / weapons). We really have no way of knowing what will happen once they get the LHC up to full power runs. Personally I think the risk is worth it. I have been waiting a long time to see what is going to happen with this. We are at a virtual stand still when it comes to physics. It is time to prove/disprove a lot of the theories out there. If it creates a black hole or a rip in space time...well...oops.
How many people out there no the potential benefits this thing can provide with the data recieved such as new cancer traeatments etc?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,418204,00.html
"Nothing will happen for at least four years," retired German Otto Rossler told the Mail. "Then someone will spot a light ray coming out of the Indian Ocean during the night and no one will be able to explain it."
4 years huh, what else is in 4 years
if all knew it something teribble will hpn thn y not govt stopping it.
it should be stop,,,,,,,,,,it like playing with human life .
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