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This ties in with the Swell... thread.
Given how dependant we are on techy stuff for daily life, it is scary how
vulnerable technology can be.
But I guess production or commercial electronics and mechanical systems are
more reliable than the experimentally-oriented LHC.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Large-Hadron-Collider-LHC-bread,news-5047.html
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Stefan Viljoen
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Stefan Viljoen wrote:
> But I guess production or commercial electronics and mechanical systems are
> more reliable than the experimentally-oriented LHC.
>
> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Large-Hadron-Collider-LHC-bread,news-5047.html
"The core is a 7m-long graphite block encased in steel, water cooled and
then further wrapped in 750 tonnes of concrete and iron shielding."
Damn half-arsed engineering. ;-)
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Invisible wrote:
> Stefan Viljoen wrote:
>
>> But I guess production or commercial electronics and mechanical systems
>> are more reliable than the experimentally-oriented LHC.
>>
>>
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Large-Hadron-Collider-LHC-bread,news-5047.html
>
> "The core is a 7m-long graphite block encased in steel, water cooled and
> then further wrapped in 750 tonnes of concrete and iron shielding."
>
> Damn half-arsed engineering. ;-)
:) you don't say!
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Stefan Viljoen
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Stefan Viljoen wrote:
> This ties in with the Swell... thread.
>
> Given how dependant we are on techy stuff for daily life, it is scary how
> vulnerable technology can be.
>
> But I guess production or commercial electronics and mechanical systems are
> more reliable than the experimentally-oriented LHC.
The first one always has some bugs in it, often for its entire service
life. Children are a good example of this.
Regards,
John
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John VanSickle wrote:
> The first one always has some bugs in it, often for its entire service
> life. Children are a good example of this.
...WTF?! o_O
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Stefan Viljoen wrote:
> Given how dependant we are on techy stuff for daily life, it is scary how
> vulnerable technology can be.
I think we're much less dependent than you think we are. It's just much less
*comfortable*.
> But I guess production or commercial electronics and mechanical systems are
> more reliable than the experimentally-oriented LHC.
Well, yes. Not too many consumer electronic devices are expected to operate
at temperatures lower than the cosmic background radiation, for example.
> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Large-Hadron-Collider-LHC-bread,news-5047.html
Damn frogs. ;-)
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".
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Invisible schrieb:
> "The core is a 7m-long graphite block encased in steel, water cooled and
> then further wrapped in 750 tonnes of concrete and iron shielding."
>
> Damn half-arsed engineering. ;-)
Gives a new definition to the term "core dump"...
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clipka wrote:
> Invisible schrieb:
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>> "The core is a 7m-long graphite block encased in steel, water cooled
>> and then further wrapped in 750 tonnes of concrete and iron shielding."
>>
>> Damn half-arsed engineering. ;-)
>
> Gives a new definition to the term "core dump"...
LOL :)
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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>> But I guess production or commercial electronics and mechanical
>> systems are
>> more reliable than the experimentally-oriented LHC.
>
> Well, yes. Not too many consumer electronic devices are expected to
> operate at temperatures lower than the cosmic background radiation, for
> example.
Quote of the week award: you haz it.
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http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On 10-11-2009 16:49, Invisible wrote:
> John VanSickle wrote:
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>> The first one always has some bugs in it, often for its entire service
>> life. Children are a good example of this.
>
> ...WTF?! o_O
It could be a badly translated Dutch joke. Here 'childhood disease' is
also used to describe faults in immature technology. I am not sure if
that translates to English. OTOH John is not Dutch.
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