Oh, this is no good

ebackhus · 09-12-2008, 10:14 AM

My signature has a handy indicator to keep me updated on the current status of our planet. I was not happy to see today's latest.

**gistek** · 09-12-2008, 10:36 AM

Looks like the system clock is 4yr, 3mo, 18days fast.

**WereBo** · 09-12-2008, 01:35 PM

Has the EAB got the right planet Earth?

**sobeit** · 09-12-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by WereBo

Has the EAB got the right planet Earth?

I was wondering that myself

**magnethead** · 09-12-2008, 09:41 PM

I think they have earth and galveston confused...

**magnethead** · 09-24-2008, 05:05 PM

something i just thought of.

If, by "earth", they mean the value of the american dollar, then they are about 5% from perfection.

**gistek** · 09-24-2008, 08:21 PM

What's amazing is his indicator still says "Destroyed." I was hoping it'd've changed to something better by now.

elf · 09-25-2008, 04:51 PM

http://qntm.org/?board

Apparently it was destroyed by the LHC...

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Evidence is still being collated, but preliminary results suggest that the Earth was destroyed pre-emptively by scientists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, before the commencement of their experiments to locate the Higgs Boson, as a precautionary measure to ensure that the experiment itself could not result in the destruction of the Earth.

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What's amazing is his indicator still says "Destroyed." I was hoping it'd've changed to something better by now.

How would you go about "un"-destroying something?

JohnthePilot · 09-25-2008, 05:49 PM

Don't tell me you believe these things.

**carsey** · 09-25-2008, 06:05 PM

Havent they had to shut it down as it was having problems?

elf · 09-25-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnthePilot

Don't tell me you believe these things.

Of course I don't believe this...if the Earth was destroyed something tells me it would be pretty obvious.

I think it was a joke site, they give instructions on how to destroy the Earth. http://qntm.org/?destroy

It's a funny site, worth a read if you have some time.

**simpswr** · 09-25-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by carsey

Havent they had to shut it down as it was having problems?

Earth or the website???

**stressfreesoul** · 09-25-2008, 09:27 PM

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Earth or the website???

No, the Hadron Collider.
It had electrical faults and a coolant leak. Shoddy, cowboy workmanship if you ask me...

JohnthePilot · 09-26-2008, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by elf

Of course I don't believe this...if the Earth was destroyed something tells me it would be pretty obvious.

I think it was a joke site, they give instructions on how to destroy the Earth. http://qntm.org/?destroy

It's a funny site, worth a read if you have some time.

I was joking. I forgot to put a smilie at the end.

And yes, the site is funny.

**stressfreesoul** · 09-26-2008, 01:23 PM

Looks like someone had too much free time on their hands though, the site is quite big. Isnt there a device, similar to the collider, that keeps accelerating the protons in a circle to produce energy? Im sure I read something about it, I just cant remember its name...

DonaldG · 09-26-2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnthePilot

Don't tell me you believe these things.

Its in Internet, so it must be true

**magnethead** · 09-30-2008, 10:29 PM

I still think by earth, they meant the US treasury.

**Glaswegian** · 10-01-2008, 06:41 AM

It all depends on how you define the term "destroyed"...

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