Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the world?

[doodab]

Very niche area that carries fatal risk to the WHOLE PLANET, if not solar system.

What practical benefits came out from other colliders that were in existance for decades? flip all - Intel did far more for the world then all colliders combined.

Actually, the technology developed in particle accelerators and colliders has been applied to make radioactive isotopes used in medicine, and is used in scientific imaging such as crystallography and analysis of protein structure.

In fact I suspect intel would have acheived somewhat less than they have without the insights into solid state physics that synchrotron radiation has provided.

[TheFaQQer]

Other than advances in superconducting power transmission technology, magnet technology, techniques for handling and processing massive amount of data and, oh yes, nearly forgot, understanding how the universe works?

Can't think of anything TBH. ******* waste of money, science.

OK, so apart from advances in superconducting power transmission technology, magnet technology, techniques for handling and processing massive amount of data and, oh yes, nearly forgot, understanding how the universe works - what have the Romans ever given us?

[Mich the Tester]

OK, so apart from bla bla bla - what have the Romans ever given us?

Toga parties

[DS23]

the forum?

[AtW]

Actually, the technology developed in particle accelerators and colliders has been applied to make radioactive isotopes used in medicine

I don't see commercial companies funding such colliders - that's because return on investment is approximately -1000000%.

Intel funds its own research - I have not heard of them paying any money to support such massive colliders that try to pursue such dangerous goals as creation of conditions before Big Bang.

[HairyArsedBloke]

the forum?

[Mich the Tester]

I don't see commercial companies funding such colliders - that's because return on investment is approximately -1000000%.

That was just about the ROI on Brunel’s Great Eastern. Then someone figured out it could be used for laying transatlantic cables.

[AtW]

That was just about the ROI on Brunel’s Great Eastern. Then someone figured out it could be used for laying transatlantic cables.

This Brunel's Great Eastern carry a risk of having this planet blown up to pieces? I think not.

[Mich the Tester]

This Brunel's Great Eastern carry a risk of having this planet blown up to pieces? I think not.

I thought we'd moved on to ROI?

[TheFaQQer]

the forum?