Two beams circulating in the LHC, First collisions in four detectors.

[starlogic99]

greatest experiment ever and we barely hear any thing about this...isn't there any updates to the public?!

[SidandCoke]

This is truly wonderful. Another step towards a unified theory. Think of the possibilities of understanding gravity or dark energy? This is so much more effective than wasting money on supernatural mumbo jumbo.

[SwivelHawk]

Ok... and this will have use... how?

[glirkdient]

It will expand our scientific knowledge. If you still wonder how that will help...well it's the reason we aren't living in caves anymore. We have science to thank for modern living and things will only get better.

[SwivelHawk]

Brother, I'm very familiar with Science and the Scientific Method as well, that's not what I meant. What I wonder is what practical application might this particular findings turn out to have. What contribution to society may this bring. In other words, how does such specific knowledge really affect a world of people that is still so immature as to still live in segregation with wars, famine, crime, and so on...

[glirkdient]

There are unlimited possibilities. Understanding how the tiniest things are constructed could lead us to building things on the tiniest scale. This includes man made nano machines that could travel through the bloodstream repairing damage and ensuring your health, to constructing long chains of carbon nano tubes to build a space elevator. The space age has brought us this far and we have grown exponentially, this will take us so much farther than we could possibly understand at this time.

[SwivelHawk]

Well, I'm well aware of the future applications for mature (molecular) nanotechnology, as I have been following the work of Drs. Ray Kurzweil, Kim Eric Drexler, Vernor Vinge, Robert Freitas Jr., and so on. Still, I fail to see what kind of real social contributions such scientific endeavors may bring, since all these developments occur inside of a monetary economy context. As with every substantial step in technology, whatever comes from this is likely to benefit only a few people.

[glirkdient]

Benefit a few people? Scientific understanding benefits everyone. The history of science has always seemed like it wouldn't have a common day use to the masses, but it's these scientific breakthroughs that allow us to invent the unimaginable that drastically change the way the world operates. Look at wireless technology, that didn't exist until science had shown it was possible.

[SwivelHawk]

Fine, I agree with you. But that's not what we're talking about here. I wasn't talking about the history of science in civilization, brother, I'm trying to be more specific here. Does wireless technology reach and benefit African people? While certain techs become really popular, others, and normally the most important ones, can only be reached by those of financial power. That is my point.

[ScottKin]

@SwivelHawk Actually, Wireless technology *is* benefiting many people in Africa today, because it's cheaper to build a wireless repeater for telecommunications - yes, even in the desert and isolated viliages - than it is to lay-down wire for such services. Where do you get your information from? It seems to be very out-dated.

[sid8980]

@glirkdient Yay, more powerful nukes, better tanks, more efficient bio weps and maybe something mega ultra deadly on the horizon! Loving it dude! This kind of technology isnt ever implemented to improve our lives, and no,i dont want to live in a cave and am thankful for some of the things that make our lives a little easier, but this kind of tech I can live without.

[glirkdient]

@sid8980 Just like how Einsteins theories led to nuclear weapons. Could definately live without his nonsense. Not like the space age brought about anything useful.

[ScottKin]

@glirkdient Nearly every bit of high-tech you use today was a spin-off from technology used in the "Space Race" - even Velcro!. Einstein's theories also gave us *SAFE AND CLEAN* Nuclear Energy, the creation of radioisotopes used in Radiation Therapy to kill cancer, and a deeper understanding of the Universe.

[kaylynnsdad]

@sid8980 agreed

[AbdullaDXB]

so did they find the hex particle?

[CutEnergyRightNow]

omg!!!!! that's horrible!!!!

[kelfuccio]

wow!!!!! that's amazing!!!!

[vanished001]

And look no blackhole, egg on the face much for those of a chicken little mentality but then again they've all probably moved onto 2012, now that the movie is out....lol

[veilen]

At last! :)