Comments on: LHC webcam

LHC webcam

brownpau — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:44:35 -0800

LHC Webcams. There's been a lot of LHC news lately but a less-publicized series of Compact Muon Solenoid proton collision tests is scheduled for today, and CERN has been kind enough to set up a live streaming webcam to watch the CMS in action. (There's also a view of the parking lot but I think that's more so underground-bunkered LHC staff can see the weather.) It's fairly dull viewing but if you're interested in the science of it all, it's great nerdy fun. Maybe you'll even see a black hole or two. ;)

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:47:08 -0800

This won't last long, but I laughed.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:49:18 -0800

Heh. But they need better webcams 'cause I can't see any muons at that resolution.

By: 31d1

31d1 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:50:06 -0800

I think it's about to start.

By: rand

rand — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:51:13 -0800

Has the LHC destroyed the world yet?

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:51:47 -0800

Presumably that CMS website is genuine? The LHS may not destroy the world but it's sure to give someone a seizure.

By: Korou

Korou — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:52:44 -0800

What does a new black hole really look like...

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:54:45 -0800

And by "not last long" I mean WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE

By: Dr-Baa

Dr-Baa — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:58:53 -0800

Uh oh, someone divided by zero.

By: a3matrix

a3matrix — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:03:09 -0800

I laughed as well. :-)

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:05:17 -0800

Are you programmed to speak?

By: Plutor

Plutor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:07:51 -0800

The real LHC does have some actual real live data on their website.

By: maschnitz

maschnitz — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:42:59 -0800

"What does a new black hole really look like..." The event horizon here is too big. The Schwarzschild radius of a black hole the mass of the whole Earth would be around 9mm (less than an inch). And the black hole in the movie has MUCH less mass. You wouldn't be able to see the black-all-consuming-ball. The black hole would also drop. It feels gravity too. It would drop through the floor like a skydiver, since it wouldn't rest on anything. They didn't get the gravitation lensing of light quite right. It's more pronounced. See this. But, anyhow, there's no chance of a dangerous black hole. Don't worry about it.

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:49:40 -0800

Hmm... wouldn't a really samll one just drop to the center of the earth and then just sit there at some kind of neutral gravity point?

By: maschnitz

maschnitz — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:52:24 -0800

It'd oscillate. But yeah, a really small one would eventually settle in the center of the earth, and sit there, and eat particles that got too close.

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:52:50 -0800

Figure 10 here shows a laser beam bent by the gravity of a microsingularity. Or possibly a fishing rod.

By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:15:21 -0800

Figure 10 here shows a laser beam bent by the gravity of a microsingularity. Or possibly a fishing rod. I lol'd, cause I imagine gravity strong enough to bend a laser like that would also tend to bend the shit out of the dude holding the laser.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:28:03 -0800

Moo!

By: pokermonk

pokermonk — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:28:29 -0800

Has the LHC destroyed the world yet? It's a good thing that it automatically updates.

By: Freaky

Freaky — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:29:48 -0800

Clearly it's not a black hole, it's a bubble of a slow-growing false vaccum.

By: captainsohler

captainsohler — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:41:18 -0800

Did my houselights just flicker?

By: mannequito

mannequito — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:24:39 -0800

What does a new black hole really look like... More importantly does it have that new black hole smell....

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:42:41 -0800

Microscopic black holes: The secret behind the holes in the cheese.