Philosophy
"LHC destroy Earth" poll
Will the LHC gobble up the Earth by a small blackhole?Yes...0No...5Yes, I am aware that I asked a similar question on March 13th of this year ["LHC/"dooms day" poll"] but I thought I would rephrase it to solicit some responses. I think the percent of fear mongers is small [like those that wish Pluto would regain planetary status] and pose no significant threat or concern.Annihilation of the world put on holdEleventh hour legal wrangling"Fear and trembling"...of the unknownGovernment and lawyers put suits to restLHC againLHC shut down for maintenanceStill fussing in the courts about the LHC
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Santa Confirms Pluto As A Planet
Excerpt from an interview... "Pluto... now that's the one that really interests me. It's the most distant planet by far, 39 times farther from the Sun than Earth. It takes 247 Earth years to go around the Sun just once. Think of it -- only one...
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Prairie State Government Declares Pluto A Planet
This will make some people happy. "Illinois restores Pluto's planetary status" 13 March is Pluto Day, senate declares by Lester Haines March 6th, 2009 The Register The State of Illinois has decided it's unhappy with Pluto's 2006 expulsion...
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Pluto, Tyson, Cnn Lecture
From CNN: "The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet" Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about the controversy over re-classifying Pluto as a comet. New York's American Museum of Natural History, where this talk was held, was the...
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Pet Poll
Oxford "I approved diz poll...and got a free cheese burger" Well, I am a little surprised...not so much in the results, which I expected according to a similar global survey, but that 71 people, including myself, even look at this blog. Nevertheless,...
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Lhc--no Problem So Far
Pinching validates existence... I pinched myself... Therefore, I exist The LHC was successful today but understand that this was just a linear experiment and that particle collisions won't occur until next month. "Scientists' joy after world's...
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