Sunday, November 8, 2009

Baguette Dropped From Bird's Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider (Really)

You just have to go to the link and read it ... the LHC just can't catch a break.

The Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features. Now, a bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of the accelerator has, according to the Register, shut down the whole operation.