Large Hadron Collider, anyone?

So today I went running - Yes, even when it is cold and it rains, do not ask.. -, I did some reading in my philosophy book - Why does my teacher write in such a 'floaty' way? Is it because he is from Belgium or because it ís after all philosophy? Maybe it is a combination of both - , then I watched Strictly come dancing on the BBC - No, I am not ashamed of it, that program is so funny (how I love Bruce, dirty old bastard!), oh and dancing is a passion of me :) Have not found a guy that can dance yet though. (for applications, email me!!) -, I picked up an old sketchbook of mine, found a portrait I drew from a long long time ago (three-four years), I realized that I had skills then, I should pick it up again. Anyways, I drew some flowers, but after a while I was done with that too.

Are you bored yet? This post will not be a 'what-I-did-today-because-you-find-it-so-interesting-post', I will reach the clue of this post! I promise.

AnyanyANYWAYS, I am watching Night of the Proms right now on BBC, and there is a opera singer with a weird suit on, on the stage.. so I thought by myself, this is nice and all.. but what about my blog?? Weren't I planning on writing something about the BIG BLACK HOLE everybody is so scared about? (well not everybody, but you catch my drift)
I haven't got the time last week to write about it so let's teach you guys something about the Large Hadron Collider! (if you are not interested in science, there is a button somewhere in your window and clicking on it will close this blog! You did not know that, did you? What would you do without me, really ;) )

Let me tell you beforehand, I am no scientist, so do not expect an extended explanation of how this thing works. You could check the BBC site though.

First, let's bring some salvation to the people that still think that we all will die because of this enscened big bang. WE WILL NOT DIE! We did not die last Wednesday when the Large Hadron Collider was given the start sign, and we will not die in the future, well yeah, we will, but not because of this collider. There have been high energy particles present in the cosmos for as long as we know, we should have died already if they were dangerous.

So, now that is cleared I can explain you something about the Large Hadron Collider.

The Large Hadron Collider was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and it lies deep down under the ground near Geneva, Switzerland.
It is designed to recreate the conditions of the earth after the big bang. In this LHC beams of protons will collide at the speed of light (so that is really really, ya really, fast). The results of these collisions could answer some of the biggest riddles in this world.

Some of the questions (source: wikipedia) physicists hope to get answered by this collision are:

• What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy?
• Are there extra dimensions, as predicted by various models inspired by string theory, and can we "see" them?

In about 6-8 weeks the high collisions will take place, so stay tuned.

For now, if you want to know more about this scientific project but want it to be understandable, check this rap:

Oh btw, the system of the Large Hadron Collider has been hacked by a team that call themselves the Greek Security Team. They were just a step away of controlling one of the magnetic detectors. Ironic enough is that Tim Berners-Lee (the man who invented the internet) worked at CERN and that they had the first website built. You would think they would have some knowledge about security.
Hm.. maybe we should worry about a big black hole that will end the existence of this world..

source picture: UK Telegraph