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Old 11-06-2009, 07:43 PM   #3
Steve_A
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Default Re: Breadcrumb Causes CERN's LHC Shut Down

That was lucky. They could have all ended up as toast! (at least the piece of baguette!).



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Originally Posted by TRANCOSO View Post
CERN’s LHC Shut Down Again

And again CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is out of order! This time it had to be turned off, because a bird dropped a breadcrumb (I’m NOT making this up!) in the huge collider, causing the LHC to overheat.

CERN said that the LHC will be repaired quickly and should be back in full use, later this month. It was only last week that CERN started up the collider again, after it was shut down in September 2008.
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