Philosophy
Amazing! Nerds/geeks rule. 836,000 hits as of 9/3/08.
"Large Hadron Rap"...has notched up more than 836,000 hits in the countdown to next week's startup of the world's greatest atom-smasher.
Grooving to a down-with-the-kids beat, and using the multi-billion-dollar collider as a backdrop, rapping scientists in lab coats and hard hats make it easier for people who don't know the difference between a proton and a crouton.
Here's an example of the lyrics:
The rap is the brainchild of Kate McAlpine, a graduate student of Michigan State University who is on assignment to CERN, as the European Organisation for Nuclear Research is called.
Next Wednesday, CERN will switch on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a massive underground laboratory that will smash protons together and analyse the sub-atomic debris that results.
The project, housed in a 27-kilometre (16.9-mile) circular tunnel near Geneva, aims at resolving some of the greatest mysteries in physics.
One of the biggest quests will be to find a theorised particle called the Higgs Boson, which could explain nagging anomalies about mass.
The Higgs has been dubbed the "God particle," because it is believed to be everywhere but is so elusive.
McAlpine told AFP that the rap had been received enthusiastically by her colleagues for explaining physics in an accurate, simple and fun way -- although the reactions also included a due touch of caution.
"I haven't had a complaint about the science, except that I imply that the Higgs Boson is going to be found too quickly," she said.
Kate McAlpine raps about the LHC
- The "face Of God" Not To Be Revealed Just Now
"Hints fade of elusive physics 'God particle'" by Kerry Sheridan August 23rd, 2011 AFP International scientists searching to solve the greatest riddle in all of physics said Monday that signs are fading of the elusive Higgs-Boson...
- Standard Physics Model Is On The Line
"End of Higgs Search Will Confirm or Refute the Standard Model of Physics 'Within Months'" by Alexis Madrigal July 24th, 2011 The Atlantic The number one particle on physicists most-wanted list, the Higgs boson, has played a key role in our...
- "and In This Corner...fermi National Accelerator Laboratory"
One begins to wonder if blood letting will occur? The Higgs boson [God Particle] is the prize and the race between Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the LHC is on. One problem...the LHC is down for maintenance thus FermiLabs has currently an...
- 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...
- Kate Mcalpine Raps About The Lhc
Kate McAlpine If the naysayers are correct and we are doomed to anhiliation, we might as well enjoy the monemt with the somewhat silly rap tune about the LHC by Kate McAlpine. "MSU grad's particle physics rap is YouTube hit" by Matthew Miller September...
Philosophy
Nerds/geeks rule
Amazing! Nerds/geeks rule. 836,000 hits as of 9/3/08.
"Quarks in the Hood: Particle physics rap is a Youtube hit"
September 3rd, 2008
AFP
Particle physicists fall into the stereotype of geek scientists -- serious, distracted and prone to wearing ties that look like socks -- but a rap hit on the video website Youtube has shed unexpected light on their fun side.September 3rd, 2008
AFP
"Large Hadron Rap"...has notched up more than 836,000 hits in the countdown to next week's startup of the world's greatest atom-smasher.
Grooving to a down-with-the-kids beat, and using the multi-billion-dollar collider as a backdrop, rapping scientists in lab coats and hard hats make it easier for people who don't know the difference between a proton and a crouton.
Here's an example of the lyrics:
"Antimatter is sort of like matter's evil twin
Because except for charge and handedness of spin
They're the same for a particle and its anti-self --
But you can't store an antiparticle on any shelf
Cuz when it meets its normal twin, they both annihilate,
Matter turns to energy and then it dissipates."
Because except for charge and handedness of spin
They're the same for a particle and its anti-self --
But you can't store an antiparticle on any shelf
Cuz when it meets its normal twin, they both annihilate,
Matter turns to energy and then it dissipates."
The rap is the brainchild of Kate McAlpine, a graduate student of Michigan State University who is on assignment to CERN, as the European Organisation for Nuclear Research is called.
Next Wednesday, CERN will switch on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a massive underground laboratory that will smash protons together and analyse the sub-atomic debris that results.
The project, housed in a 27-kilometre (16.9-mile) circular tunnel near Geneva, aims at resolving some of the greatest mysteries in physics.
One of the biggest quests will be to find a theorised particle called the Higgs Boson, which could explain nagging anomalies about mass.
The Higgs has been dubbed the "God particle," because it is believed to be everywhere but is so elusive.
McAlpine told AFP that the rap had been received enthusiastically by her colleagues for explaining physics in an accurate, simple and fun way -- although the reactions also included a due touch of caution.
"I haven't had a complaint about the science, except that I imply that the Higgs Boson is going to be found too quickly," she said.
Kate McAlpine raps about the LHC
- The "face Of God" Not To Be Revealed Just Now
"Hints fade of elusive physics 'God particle'" by Kerry Sheridan August 23rd, 2011 AFP International scientists searching to solve the greatest riddle in all of physics said Monday that signs are fading of the elusive Higgs-Boson...
- Standard Physics Model Is On The Line
"End of Higgs Search Will Confirm or Refute the Standard Model of Physics 'Within Months'" by Alexis Madrigal July 24th, 2011 The Atlantic The number one particle on physicists most-wanted list, the Higgs boson, has played a key role in our...
- "and In This Corner...fermi National Accelerator Laboratory"
One begins to wonder if blood letting will occur? The Higgs boson [God Particle] is the prize and the race between Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the LHC is on. One problem...the LHC is down for maintenance thus FermiLabs has currently an...
- 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...
- Kate Mcalpine Raps About The Lhc
Kate McAlpine If the naysayers are correct and we are doomed to anhiliation, we might as well enjoy the monemt with the somewhat silly rap tune about the LHC by Kate McAlpine. "MSU grad's particle physics rap is YouTube hit" by Matthew Miller September...