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Unidentified Lying Object - 5/5/2015 11:00:48 AM

Kirata

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Yeah, not a pun. Something has appeared in the vacuum of the LHC's beam pipe.

One issue the accelerator physicists remain cautiously aware of, he said, is an "Unidentified Lying Object" in the beam pipe of the LHC's 17-mile underground tunnel, a vacuum tube where proton beams collide and scatter particles that scientists then analyze for keys to unlock the mysteries of the Big Bang and the cosmos.

Because the proton beam is sensitive to the geometry of the environment and can be easily blocked, the beam pipe must be free of even the tiniest amount of debris. Even something as large as a nitrogen particle could disrupt the beam. Because the beam pipe is a sealed vacuum it's impossible to know what the "object" is.

"The unidentified lying object turns out not to be a problem for the operation, it's just something to keep an eye on," De Roeck said. "It's in the vacuum tube and it's not a problem if it doesn't move and remains stable." ~Source

If it doesn't move?

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RE: Unidentified Lying Object - 5/5/2015 12:04:31 PM

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Maybe it's a God particle

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RE: Unidentified Lying Object - 5/5/2015 12:05:38 PM

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My guess is a cosmic hairball.

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RE: Unidentified Lying Object - 5/5/2015 12:13:08 PM

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That technician who worked the project during the shut down suddenly remembers where he left the other half of the ham sandwich he brought for lunch!

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RE: Unidentified Lying Object - 5/5/2015 12:47:16 PM

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