The Large Hadron Collider
A New Frontier in Scientific Exploration
The Large Hadron Collider was built by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, with a few objectives in mind, one being the discovery of new particles in our universe. The Collider features two main pipes which send particles racing down through the use of over 1,500 magnets that keep the beam straight. Somewhere around 10,000 people were involved in its creation, which produces around 7 trillion volts of electricity. The entire machine and accessories cost just over $10 billion, but its potential to answer many of the questions that have baffled physicists have become apparent yesterday. Even so, many people are fearful that the sheer power of the Collider could produce catastrophic results if anything goes wrong. This includes a high energy explosion, many times more powerful than the atomic or hydrogen bombs. Another theory postulated was that the Collider would produce small black holes which would grow and devour anything that comes near it.
Despite these theories, scientists are hopeful that their research will greatly benefit from the Collider, and stand by their opinions that nothing could possibly occur that would cause massive destruction. It is definitely a step into the unknown, though, as theoretical physics and the real world begin to mesh. What previously was taken for outlandish ideas is now being proven by the Collider. But we will also be able to discover more about our own beginnings as the big bang theory becomes more fact. Ultimately, scientists still have a way to go before any solid evidence is produced, but the Large Hadron Collider is one step closer to the truth.
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