Have you heard of the large hadron collider?

The ONLY reason the US is interested is because it can have a devastating military application.
Billions of dollars, don't you think that money could have gone into some constuctive, not destructive?
I like science and research, but this is something that is NOT for the world's benefit. What will it accomplish if they find the god particle? What good will it do the world? Seems like a HUGE waste of money to me.

One of the main aims of the CERN large hadron collider (LHC) is to discover whether an elementary particle called the Higgs boson exists or not. LHC consists of a 27km circular underground tunnel in which beams of particles will smash together at near light speed.

The discovery of the Higgs-boson will help us to understand the relationship between Einstein's general theory of relativity and the world of quantum mechanics. Relativity theory describes gravity, while the other three fundamental forces of electromagnetism, strong nuclear forces and weak nuclear forces are explained by quantum mechanics, also known as the Standard Model of particle physics. Even if no Higgs boson is found the research will still aid in the development of other theories and give us a better understanding of our universe and how the very nature of reality is constructed.

Mini black holes might be created but these are tiny subatomic structures comparable to electrons or protons. They will last for less than a second and pose no threat to life on earth.

hi everlasting trust the governments to waste money and this is one huge waste why five billion to ten billiion could do so]
much good for people if used to eliminate hunger and poverty
and make jobs for people in these countries instead of using
'it on some stupid boondoggle that could well cause a catstrophe. no, this is just plain wasting money.

I heard about this a few months ago (even started a discussion but no one was interested at the time) and still haven't decided exactly what I think about it. I mean, when the first nuclear tests where being done there were some who thought the chain reaction might never end and we'd wind up with a miniature sun in the desert. I guess theoretically, something could go wrong and end up destroying the Earth; but we've screwed it up so badly already that maybe that'd be for the best.

For some reason, as I read this discussion popcorn came into my mind except on a much larger scale. I wonder just how many scientific experiments have ended up a total disaster?

This is both interesting and scary... the thought of seeing the energies that no one ever dreamed possible is quite appealing to scientist... and i think they see great potential in this... but if give to the wrong hands... that might lead to devastation... i never thought they can invent something like this... and it is like playing God... i hope nothing bad happens... but if it does... we know who is responsible...

See this is an example of why we need better science education. The large Hadron collider has no military impilactions at all. It's about pure fundamental science and understanding the basic nature of matter. How can we not investigate that? I'm lucky enough to know people who work in this area and they are some of the most dedicated selfless and clever people on the planet. This isn't reocket science, rocket science is easy compared to some of this!

I think the fact that such a global collaboration has mangaged to happen at all, in the face of endless cutbacks, spending reviews and other management mumbo jumbo BS, is awesome and i can't wait to see the result of some of this research.

Good day. hi. With this we can say that our goal to world peace takes a step further. I don't know but when a civilization progress in their technology, arts, politics and economics, we will see that on top of it is their clamor for military superiority as if they are anticipating a war. Is it inherent in us as human being the thirst for blood? This project is somewhat a protege of the Oppenheimer led Manhattan project. Let's just hope that the ones responsible for this wouldn't say what Oppenheimer had said - "I've become death". or worse they'll say "I've become GOD"...

I've heard about it.
They say that it's a possible source of a much more efficient energy output.
A droplet could power off a city for a couple of months maybe even years,
(like what they say).
Maybe that is the reason why they are funding it.

I think I have seen this somewhere in a docu film in NGC or discovery. They are studying the smallest particles by smashing the atoms further which they say will reveal the origin of the universe and the amount of energy it could produce if they would be successful trying to split an atom further. I really do not know what the purpose of trying to chope it further as I am not a nuclear physicist myself But I am interested what they would discover and if they would ever find use for it other than producing a weapon.