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Posted by anupcs on September 05th 2008 in Humor, Science
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By now, I am sure you have heard that the largest particle accelerator ever built is about to go live. On September 10, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will attempt to circulate a beam through the 17 mile circular tunnel beneath the Franco-Swiss border. The first collisions are planned for late October when it will be officially unveiled.

Amidst doomsday reports of the possibility of a black hole being created by this collider and thus gobbling up the planet we call home, the physicists in the thick of things are working on improving their improv skills. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday on how the CERN physicists are honing their communication skills by taking lessons in improvisational comedy. Some of the gems coming out of this meeting of minds with above average IQs:

She: “Do my bosons give you a hadron?”

“Two protons walk into a black hole.” (end of joke)

“A neutron walks into a bar and asks how much the drinks cost. The bartender replies, ‘For you, no charge.’ ”

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