LHC Turned On. Congratulations CERN!

mimo2005 · 09-10-2008, 06:55 PM

9:30. First beam injected and stopped at 1/8 of a circuit. Loud applause in the control room.
Picture:
http://twitter.com/cern/statuses/916122478

Girl kills herself in India fearing end of the world due to LHC!
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/sep/10end.htm

**40sondacurb** · 09-11-2008, 12:39 AM

She couldn't wait?

People don't kill themselves because someone presses the "on" button of a particle accelerator. This may however go into the record books for the lamest excuse for... whatever the heck these people did that they needed to make up something like this for.

What is the stigma like for mental illness over there? Perhaps they just didn't want to admit their daughter had a mood disorder.

**WereBo** · 09-11-2008, 05:42 AM

Maybe she wanted her 15 minutes of fame in the 'Darwin Awards'

**Rhort** · 09-11-2008, 05:51 AM

09-10-2008, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	LHC Turned On. Congratulations CERN! 9:30. First beam injected and stopped at 1/8 of a circuit. Loud applause in the control room. Picture: http://twitter.com/cern/statuses/916122478 Girl kills herself in India fearing end of the world due to LHC! http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/sep/10end.htm __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

09-11-2008, 12:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	Re: LHC Turned On. Congratulations CERN! She couldn't wait? People don't kill themselves because someone presses the "on" button of a particle accelerator. This may however go into the record books for the lamest excuse for... whatever the heck these people did that they needed to make up something like this for. What is the stigma like for mental illness over there? Perhaps they just didn't want to admit their daughter had a mood disorder. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running Last edited by 40sondacurb; 09-11-2008 at 12:42 AM.

09-11-2008, 05:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,403 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: LHC Turned On. Congratulations CERN! Maybe she wanted her 15 minutes of fame in the 'Darwin Awards' __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

09-11-2008, 05:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rhort Waster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,199 OS: XP SP1	Re: LHC Turned On. Congratulations CERN!