CERN Staffer on the LHC and the Apocalypse

[andygates]

"Look, it's a 10^-19 chance, and you've got a 10^-11 chance of suddenly evaporating while shaving."

Comments

[skean.livejournal.com]

Chance of CERN staff smuggling alcofrohl through the LHC from France to Switzerland? About 100% I'd say :-)

[andygates.livejournal.com]

"Where's the booze?"
"It suddenly evaporated" :)

[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

Do you happen to have a pointer to the article (or whatever) this is from? It's really the kind of quote that needs spreading around.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

T'was on the lovely BoingBoing: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/09/04/lhc-will-not-destroy.html

[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

Thankee kindly. Expect some LJ Friends Page Deja Vu in the next few minutes.