California Lab Plans To Destroy World

[asteroth21nox]

Oh god the 2012 thing again...kinda like the 2000 thing only 12 years later. Hmmm, I expect the same outcome.

 

[smartmoose]

Actually living in Livermore, California and having seen the device in person, I have to say making the fussion reaction isn't what you should be worried about. What you should be worried about is that describing the device sound like your describing the Death Star. It's a spherical chamber that focuses lasers. As soon as we can get it orbiting expect America to take over the world.

 

[TheDoctor455]

Isn't this how Spiderman 2 started?

Yeah... and hypothetically, it should work as long they keep Doc Ock the fuck away from the lab.

 

[AVATAR_RAGE]

Win. Perfect timing... Now more retards are going to join into the whole 2012 end of the world conspiracy

on the upside free power is just a skip away

 

[Sunrider]

This is a great idea! Anything that moves us forward. More space flights to the people! Colonies on more planets! I want it all.

 

[Plinglebob]

Isn't there a ton of un-inhabited desert a few hundred miles east where it'd be safer to do this sort of stuff?

 

[WINDOWCLEAN2]

I will ONLY be pleased if they discover hidden Prothean Technology and Seth Green becomes a pilot....only then.

 

[Plurralbles]

The sun gave man life. Sun2 can take it away!


I want the POOOWEEEERRR!

lookat them, firing off their lazers all in your state...

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

Isn't this how Spiderman 2 started?

Yep. And we all know how THAT turned out...

don't worry if its like spiderman 2 all we'll end up with is a bad storyline.

 

[mexicola]

Sound like something interesting for ignorant people to get riled up about. I say if they know what they're doing - go for it.

 

[dmase]

So if the world doesn't end when the polls flip... in 2012 or when the Hadrian collider is expected to meet some goal... in 2012 or when Sarah Palin has the chance to take office... in 2012 then these guys will create a giant star that some people think could destroy the world... in 2012. Wow maybe all the nutjobs with tin foil hats where right.

Wow, I'm looking forward to that year now./sarcasm

what if Sarah Palin uses the Hcollider to commit nuclear fission on the small star created by the laser? That would make the Tsar Bomb look harmless in comparison.

How is that hadry colidery thingy with that nuclear stuff workin out for ya?

 

[Kevlar Eater]

And, in those recent years, the project has fallen a year off schedule, the GAO says, with the expected completion date for the research now at the end of 2012.

Fine time to pick. They might be the reason why the world would end.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

Um... everyone remembers the LHC scares, right? And look how little apocalyptic destruction that brought about. As a physicist (well, a physics student), I feel vaguely qualified to say
"Nope, not going to happen, no doomsday here." Basically, the reaction isn't large enough to cause significant damage to anything...

 

[RedFox042]

Heres a question, when a Star dies doesn't it make a black hole? Just saying... I hear those things are pretty bad for our collective health.

not necessarily, the creation of a black hole is thought to require massive amounts of matter/energy collapsing in on its self. and the death of a sun usually results in a Neutron star, black whole, or a big cloud of gas. The star this lab would ( eventually) be creating is smaller than the thickness of a human hair. So in all likelyhood it would consume itself and dissipate.

But on the other hand The creation of a black hole on the planets surface would expedite the need for off world travel which would push that area of research and development ahead 50-100 years. also it would most likely force everyone to work together so that as a race we can leave this rock behind and start again somewhere else.

 

[Anezay]

If this does indeed end the World, at least we get to go out in a totally badass way.

 

[Lullabye]

So if the world doesn't end when the polls flip... in 2012 or when the Hadrian collider is expected to meet some goal... in 2012 or when Sarah Palin has the chance to take office... in 2012 then these guys will create a giant star that some people think could destroy the world... in 2012. Wow maybe all the nutjobs with tin foil hats where right.

Wow, I'm looking forward to that year now./sarcasm

what if Sarah Palin uses the Hcollider to commit nuclear fission on the small star created by the laser? That would make the Tsar Bomb look harmless in comparison.

How is that hadry colidery thingy with that nuclear stuff workin out for ya?

Not so well.
Turns out that timing Nuclear Fusion and Nuclear fission to happen within mere instants of each other is harder than we first thought.

 

[Snowpact]

WE CAN KILL EVERYONE IN WHAT, A FEW MINUTES? SECONDS!?

32 minutes and 47 seconds. Tops.

 

[Bigsmith]

Lets put it this way. This reasearch puts us one step closer to fussion power, which is (simply put) near infinet energy. So, either: nothing will happen, or we get more data on fussion power.

Plus, 'IMA FIRIN MY LAZ0R!' it had to be done.