Cern scientists discover two new particles by smashing protons together

Cern scientists discover two new particles by smashing protons together | Daily Mail Online

Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 2 months ago to Science

A loose analogy would be smashing an apple and a pear together at the speed of light, and seeing a strawberry flash into existence for a tiny fraction of a second.

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Posted by freedomforall 10 years, 2 months ago

"The new particles were created by firing protons around the 17-mile (27km) tube of the LHC, specifically the Large Hardon Collider Beauty (LHCb) experiment."
Defintely a laugh, but not a hadron.

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  Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 2 months ago
  
  Bwahahahahahaha. I missed that entirely. +1 for a great catch. Where is Rich with a good comeback?
  
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