Stories tagged “Large Hadron Collider”
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What next?
“Finally! It’s ready. We go live at 16:00” “Hah!” I laughed. “What else could go wrong?” As my boss walked away, I said to myself “Yes, what else can go wrong?” I’d already sabotaged the refri...
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Coffee Break at the Collider
“Are we playing God here?” “No.” “No? Smashing shit together just to see what comes out isn’t playing God?” “No. God would have more finesse. We are children cracking open clams for pearls.” “...
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The Doomsayer
As always, the streets are crowded with taxis and expensive cars. As always, the sidewalks seethe with pedestrians. As always, the doomsayer wades through the tide of humanity with his message of catastrophe. “Bomb Alice and Atlas! Topple the Tot...