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Germany Set to build massive new particle accelerator

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan

German scientists are hoping to recreate their very own Big Bang. Admittedly on a much smaller scale however, which is good for us as it is still going to be a million times hotter than the center of the sun. The equipment being used to create this involves some serious engineering and will involve specialists from a variety of countries including Germany, Russia, Italy, India and China. The accelerator will have a circumference greater than a kilometer and will be built 17 meters underground.

The worlds largest particle accelerator is CERN which is 100 meters underground and has a diameter of 2 km's.

I don't know about you but there's something scary about the idea of creating a Big Bang, even if it is just a mini one.

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Wednesday 14 November, 2007 10:03 AM

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