13.8 billion years ago, a few seconds before the creation of our universe..

[Playinghardball]

Now we finally know what happened...

[Agschmid]

1. Love. n/t

[LiberalEsto]

2. I worry about that

People mess with things and really have no clue about the possible consequences.

[randome]

3. If anyone has a clue, it would be the scientists.

[Cleita]

20. Yeah, but that didn't stop them from creating a nuclear bomb and

the subsequent industries that resulted from it. Surely, they knew that radioactive waste takes tens of thousands of years to dissipate.

[bobclark86]

23. They did...

They WANTED to make a nasty bomb. That was the point.

They KNEW about radioactive waste. This was not unknown. It was considered acceptable.

[Salviati]

8. We do know that the possible consequences don't include anything catostrophic.

The energies of the collisions that happen in the LHC happen all the time when ultra high energy cosmic rays hit the earth's atmosphere. We aren't doing anything that isn't in essence duplicated many times each day by nature. We're just doing it in circumstances under our control, and where we happen to be watching very closely.

[JackN415]

10. It's for joke. For that matter, higher energy collisions happen everywhere in the

universe, near billions of massive black holes ...

[muriel_volestrangler]

44. Yes, but you'd be better to point out "it's a joke" to reply #2

who seems to be the one who took the cartoon seriously.

[Posteritatis]

13. "I have no clue" != "nobody has a clue." (nt)

[Octafish]

4. Stanislaw Lem brought up the idea of the Chronocannon...

http://xn----7sbb3aiknde1bb0dyd.xn--p1ai/index.php?id=2321&pages=1

[John1956PA]

5. The end and the beginning. What irony.

The arc of the cosmos being determined by the evolution of scientific experimentation is an interesting thought.

[Blue Owl]

6. KRONOS!

Sans glass dome helmet...

[steve2470]

7. k&r nt

[longship]

9. Exquisite illustration of science illiteracy.

For those here who don't get it, see post #8 for a simple explanation.

No wonder this country has to deal with so many people who think the universe is 6000 years old and/or think the planet is not warming.

This kind of ignorance pisses me off a bit.

[JackN415]

11. Lighten up, it's a joke.

[longship]

12. And so is the Kentucky Creation Museum.

And that doesn't stop people from going there and believing it.

I find nothing humorous about ignorance.

[Logical]

15. I bet you are a joy to hang out with. n-t

[longship]

19. Must be my physics education.

Just as a biologist might not laugh at a cartoon promulgating creationism.

The ignorant thinking in this cartoon was prevalent during the lead up to the LHC's start up and it was all rubbish. The LHC scientists had to spend an inordinate amount of time debunking the rubbish.

Sorry for bringing you all down.

[Logical]

22. I admire your knowledge. And I know the stupidity that was talked about during the.....

LHCs ramp up. Many nutty theories.

But the cartoon seemed 100% like a joke to me.

[longship]

24. A joke which unfortunately aligns with the nuttery.

Thanks for your respectful response.

Best regards.

[Logical]

25. I am sure over a drink or two you could teach me a lot! n-t

[JackN415]

21. Only if string theory and Grand unified theory are discussed with him.. and string here

isn't the thing used to tie bikini or the matched part below...

[TheMadMonk]

41. It's a joke that's too true for giggles.

Right now, as fast as the equipment could be deployed, we could remove every last pathogen from food. We could literally put steak (and most other perishables) on the shelves, without refrigeration, for months. Use raw eggs with impunity.

This sort of (almost prideful) pig ignorant fear is why we don't routinely use gamma irradiation to sterilise ALL of our food.

[Logical]

14. Lighten the heck up. It is just a joke! n-t

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[Posteritatis]

17. Meh; if it was an equally ignorant joke about evolution or vaccination GD'd be up in arms. (nt)

[Logical]

18. OK, some advice, usually a cartoon with aliens is a joke. Here is a book for you.....

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. The toon is still a keeper

It made me smile.

Seriously, on a science note...Higgs boson, enough said.

[longship]

29. Well, there's that... Yes.

Just a bit uncomfortable with playing on the many conspiracy theories common before the LHC startup. We have enough of them already. We need more critical thinking.

I guess I am a downer here.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Well purely on the high energy side

...

You know, outside of all the loony conspiracy theories...you got mail

[mindwalker_i]

33. But, there are some pretty stupid people out there

All the people claiming the LHC will blow up the universe will be back for the next collider. And then there were those guys rubbing sticks together, didn't know WHAT they were about to do...

As bad as the people who freak out out this are, I really can't stand when people cite quantum mechanics as supporting their idea of ESP or new age theories - "We don't understand it at all, therefore wizards."

[Fuddnik]

37. Well, I'll be safe in the spaceship on the other side of the comet.

[DrDan]

32. good Lord - it is a joke . . . we ALL know that - get a grip

[DRoseDARs]

40. For the love of your heathen god, do NOT look up SMBC or XKCD. You might kill someone in your rage..

CARTOONS! SCIENCE! JOKES! HULK MAD HULK SMASH!

PZ Myers, a biologist and professor, has no trouble laughing heartily at creationist thought... before bloodily demolishing it into a steaming pile of goo. And he does it without being a humorless bore. Phil Plait, an astronomer, has no trouble likewise handling things that are clearly wrong, though he dismantles them with a little less aggression in his words. And he too does it without being a humorless bore.

[Shankapotomus]

16. Only YOU can prevent

premature Universe regeneration. Only YOU.

[baldguy]

26. And 6000 yrs ago...

[Fuddnik]

35. My new desktop background.

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. A definite keeper

Thanks

[DrDan]

30. now that is funny

[ThoughtCriminal]

34. Why do bad things happen to good people?

SMBC explains:

[randome]

36. Christ! Everyone knows that unioccular aliens could NEVER harness this kind of technology!

Good grief!

[baldguy]

39. Not if the pseudopodians have anything to say about it, anyway.

[TxDemChem]

38. Love it

Too funny!

[SomethingFishy]

42. The Horrendous Space Kablooie!

[Bigmack]

43. THANK YOU!

I needed this! LOVE old Calvin and Hobbes. Ms Bigmack