I know ALL the talk has been about the world coming to an end because of this test today, but did anyone catch the real story. Everyone is worried about what MAY happen when they shoot two of the beams at each other and make the particles collide. This is what may cause the possible 'black hole' everyone is worried about. The collision of the two beams....
HOWEVER, everything I have read has said todays test included sending a beam clockwise around the collider and then sending a beam counter clockwise around the collider. They have reported that these two tests were successful with the exception of a little overheating of the electromagnets in the collider. From everything I read, THEY DID NOT SHOOT THE BEAMS AT EACH OTHER and will not for some time to come. So all this worry was about nothing. This was a test of the machine, not a scientific test. But NBC (and others) has been reporting that it was the collision that was taking place in these tests. During the NBC Nightly News tonight, Brian Williams actually mentioned how successful the tests were and that we were 'all still here' despite the worries and protests.
Anyone besides me seen outlets reporting it this way?
Michael