Well done CERN!

[jake-the-peg]

20 years in planning

Multi billion pound budget

Tens of thounsands of engineers

The Worlds most complex machine

And it works!

A real indicataion of what we can do in Europe - Let's hope it inspires many kids to see science as an exciting and worthwile subject!

[R1Geezer]

I totally agree Jake, money well spent. Hands over ears though, here comes the "we should have spent it on......." brigade!

[jake-the-peg]

Well it's about 2p a week from each of us.

If we can't spend that to further Human Knowledge and showcase European technology we may as well go back to living in caves!

[nedflanders]

When are they actually going to make the protons collide? As far as i can tell they have only completed a circuit.

[anotheoldgit]

What I can't understand about this project is this, was the rest of the world's powers asked permission before they went ahead?

In an age when countries get hot under the collar when another country move a few rocket launch pads near to their borders, no one seemed particularly bothered that this project went ahead.

[Booldawg]

Ned; 21st October is scheduled for the first proton collisions.

[R1Geezer]

NO Aog because only idiots and the meeja think there is any danger. Collisions of this nature and worse happen all the time in the upper atmosphere with Cosmic rays. Mini Black holes are created and evaporate every nano second. This is nothing new to nature, we needed to build the experiment in such a way that we can study it, ie one the ground. Contrary to the meeja again they are not recreateing the big bang, some of the conditions may be recreated that's all.