In case there is any doubt that we might not survive the Half-Life-like experiment tomorrow morning at nine (we'll be fine!), I hope that seeing what these smart people are capable of sets your mind at ease.

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

CERN Rap from Will Barras on Vimeo.

The Large Hadron Collider or LHC will begin smashing protons at near light-speed September 10, to either answer a bunch of important physics questions or to end the existence of our universe. Either way, its kinda cool.

1.9 degrees above absolute zero, colder than space!

The idea behind the development of this naked bird is that it will create a more ‘convenient’ and energy efficient chicken which can live in warm countries where feathered chickens don’t do well and cooling systems are too expensive to be commonly affordable. Not growing feathers saves energy that can be used to grow meat.


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