LHC Shut Down By Transformer Malfunction 293
Ortega-Starfire writes "A 30-ton transformer in the Large Hadron Collider malfunctioned, requiring complete replacement on the day the LHC came online. No one at CERN reported any problems, and they only released this data once the Associated Press sent people to investigate rumors of problems. I guess it's hard to just sweep a 30-ton transformer breaking under the rug."
Transformers... (Score:5, Funny)
A Transformer? (Score:5, Funny)
I bet it was Omegatron!
Re:Transformers... (Score:2, Funny)
They're going to use the LHC to make energy cubes.
But of course, you already knew that.
Dead 30 ton transformer? (Score:4, Funny)
GORDON! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dead 30 ton transformer? (Score:4, Funny)
If it's any help, I swept Optimus Prime under a rug in three hours. No biggie.
sweep a 30-ton transformer breaking under the rug? (Score:5, Funny)
It would be hard to sweep a 30-ton transformer under a rug, unless there is a black hole under said rug.
One transformer down... (Score:5, Funny)
several to go.
Well ALICE, let's see how deep the budget hole goes...
Re:Why the tone in the summary? (Score:5, Funny)
Reminder (Score:5, Funny)
Just in case anyone else misread the headline, there's a vas deferens between the Large Hadron Collider and the Large Hardon Collider.
Re:Not the end of the world... (Score:4, Funny)
Lipstick.
I have a degree in electrical engineering... (Score:4, Funny)
...and I didn't realize the standard measurement for transformers had been changed to tons. Must be a European measurement?
I think kVA or MVA would be a better statistic.
Re:Reminder (Score:5, Funny)
Is the speed of light slower near Lyons (Score:5, Funny)
After it was started up Sept. 10, scientists circled a beam of protons in a clockwise direction at the speed of light. They shut that down, then turned on a counterclockwise beam.
Now, accelerating a proton to the speed of light seems to me impossible, given that they are in a vacuum. But if they can do that, then the other interpretation is possible. It was the scientists who were circling at the speed of light, round say, a little beaker of protons. I'd like to commend whoever shut them down, then anti-beamed them to restore reality.
Re:Transformers... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:GORDON! (Score:5, Funny)
http://i35.tinypic.com/256fu4g.jpg [tinypic.com]
Re:Not Everyone Has That Degree (Score:3, Funny)
Re:sweep a 30-ton transformer breaking under the r (Score:5, Funny)
True, but if they're real scientists they'd figure out it's easier to sweep the black hole under the 30-ton transformer. When done, cover up with rug.
morethanmeetstheeye (Score:4, Funny)
You folks crack me up.
Re:sweep a 30-ton transformer breaking under the r (Score:5, Funny)
I don't know how you do it. It never works for me.
I could've sworn I left my favorite rug on top of the black hole in the living room the other day but, crazy as it sounds, it seems to have just disappeared. I'd swear on a stack of bibles that's where I left the dang thing and you know it didn't just grow legs and walk out of the house.
A mechnical engineer wrote the story... (Score:3, Funny)
..he just assumed that something which might be involved with cooling must be rated in the amount of ice it can create in a day.
Re:morethanmeetstheeye (Score:5, Funny)
Re:morethanmeetstheeye (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why the tone in the summary? (Score:5, Funny)
They're not trying to cover up a broken transformer - they're trying to cover up the tiny black hole that formed in the transformers, and is growing exponentially.
Re:Why the tone in the summary? (Score:3, Funny)
they deserve a break (Score:4, Funny)
Re:GORDON! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Transformers... (Score:3, Funny)
Seems more like an exploration of this. [uncyclopedia.org]
Re:Transformers... (Score:4, Funny)
There, fixed that for you. Also, turn in your geek badge.
There, fixed that for you. Also, turn in your English homework.
Uncanny Valley in real life?!? (Score:3, Funny)
Boy, howdy! Talk about the Uncanny Valley -- his eyes totally give me the creeps!
Cheers,
Re:Transformers... (Score:5, Funny)
You know, that very well may be the first time I've seen on Slashdot, where "there, fixed that for you," actually fixed an actual issue. Bravo, sir.
Re:Why the tone in the summary? (Score:5, Funny)
... trying to make a big deal out of something small.
I was just thinking that this is the most concise way of describing a particle physicist's job.
Re:sweep a 30-ton transformer breaking under the r (Score:1, Funny)
What a shame, it really tied the room together.
Re:Why the tone in the summary? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Transformers... (Score:5, Funny)
There, fixed that for you. Also, turn in your geek badge.
Transformed.
Re:Why the tone in the summary? (Score:1, Funny)
You call 30 tonnes "something small"?! Wow, I'm gonna tell mom to get of her diet right now.
Re:Why the tone in the summary? (Score:3, Funny)
They're not trying to cover up a broken transformer - they're trying to cover up the tiny black hole that formed in the transformers, and is growing exponentially.
Not to worry, once this gets too big to contain, I can guarantee that no information about the disaster will ever get out.
Re:Why the tone in the summary? (Score:3, Funny)
Ugh, that was a singularly bad pun.
Everythings fine, just fine (Score:3, Funny)
LHC: Uh...had a slight transformer malfunction. But, uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
AP: We're sending a squad up.
LHC: Uh, uh, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak...very dangerous.