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Old 11-07-2009, 05:12 AM   #13
GaiaLove
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Default Re: Breadcrumb Causes CERN's LHC Shut Down

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Originally Posted by no caste View Post
GaiaLove - I heard about the operative, but not the crack. Do you mean crack like crackhead or crack like fissure?
lol @ crackhead


October 16 2008 Investigations at CERN following a large helium leak into sector 3-4 of the LHC
tunnel have confirmed that cause of the incident was a faulty electrical connection between
two of the accelerator’s magnets. This resulted in mechanical damage and release of helium
from the magnet cold mass into the tunnel.
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