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Old 12-01-2010, 03:50 PM   #2131
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Is that something like a Swiss McDonalds?
Not quiiiiiite. We take a basic proton* , speed it up a little**, and throw it at the wall*** and see what is inside it.****

* okay, we take a lot of protons all at once. They used to be Hydrogen, but we stripped off the electrons.
** okay, we actually speed it up to 99.99% the speed of light
*** okay, we actually aim it at particular target bits of metal. Or other protons. Or we sometimes aim the proton at a bunch of ANTI-protons.
**** What's inside it is all sorts of littler bits. Quarks, neutrinos, junk like that.
***** http://www.fnal.gov has cool pics somewhere plus lots more info
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Old 12-01-2010, 05:58 PM   #2133
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Not quiiiiiite. We take a basic proton* , speed it up a little**, and throw it at the wall*** and see what is inside it.****

* okay, we take a lot of protons all at once. They used to be Hydrogen, but we stripped off the electrons.
** okay, we actually speed it up to 99.99% the speed of light
*** okay, we actually aim it at particular target bits of metal. Or other protons. Or we sometimes aim the proton at a bunch of ANTI-protons.
**** What's inside it is all sorts of littler bits. Quarks, neutrinos, junk like that.
***** http://www.fnal.gov has cool pics somewhere plus lots more info
Ummmmm .... this is how you make the fries?
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Old 12-01-2010, 06:23 PM   #2134
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Not quiiiiiite. We take a basic proton* , speed it up a little**, and throw it at the wall*** and see what is inside it.****

* okay, we take a lot of protons all at once. They used to be Hydrogen, but we stripped off the electrons.
** okay, we actually speed it up to 99.99% the speed of light
*** okay, we actually aim it at particular target bits of metal. Or other protons. Or we sometimes aim the proton at a bunch of ANTI-protons.
**** What's inside it is all sorts of littler bits. Quarks, neutrinos, junk like that.
***** http://www.fnal.gov has cool pics somewhere plus lots more info

And I remember soooo clearly our teacher telling us in primary school science class that the atom was the smallest thing in the universe... How times do change...


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Old 12-01-2010, 06:27 PM   #2135
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Old 12-01-2010, 06:29 PM   #2136
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Old 12-01-2010, 06:29 PM   #2137
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Ummmmm .... this is how you make the fries?
No, to make "fries" you throw potatoes in a nuclear reactor: fission chips.
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Old 12-01-2010, 06:35 PM   #2138
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And I remember soooo clearly our teacher telling us in primary school science class that the atom was the smallest thing in the universe... How times do change...

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Well, technically, an atom is the smallest piece that is still "carbon" or "hydrogen" or whatever the element is. But that's splitting hairs ... or atoms.

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No, to make "fries" you throw potatoes in a nuclear reactor: fission chips.
Groan!!!
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Ummmmm .... this is how you make the fries?


No that's how you make them Charming.
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Old 12-01-2010, 06:41 PM   #2140
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To the non-scientific: charm, strange, top, bottom, up, down are the names of the quarks. Odd, I know. TOP is the one CERN and FERMILAB would both like to find first.
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You really do work at FermiLab.
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Old 12-01-2010, 06:45 PM   #2142
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No, to make "fries" you throw potatoes in a nuclear reactor: fission chips.


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Old 12-01-2010, 06:48 PM   #2143
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No, to make "fries" you throw potatoes in a nuclear reactor: fission chips.
But do you need lead-lined newspaper to hold them while you eat?
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I like it!! [ I work at Fermilab, the now 2nd biggest particle accelerator, after CERN started up its bigger unit ]
I knew that joke would probably reach only a small target audience, but I liked it enough to post it anyway.

And, good luck finding the God particle, Deb -- before the folks at the LHC do!
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