Undersea Neutrino Observatory To Be Second-Largest Human Structure

cylonlover writes "An audacious project to construct a vast infrastructure housing a neutrino observatory at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea is being undertaken by a consortium of 40 institutes and universities from ten European countries. The consortium claims that KM3NeT, as it is known, will 'open a new window on the Universe,' as its 'several' cubic kilometer observatory detects high-energy neutrinos from violent sources in outer space such as gamma-ray bursts, colliding stars and supernovae. On the scale of human constructions, it will be second only to the Great Wall of China."

well then

[alienzed]

Why build one from scratch? Let's just upgrade the Great Wall of China to be a Great Neutrino Wall of China.

Space

[Sduic]

On the scale of human constructions, it will be second only to the Great Wall of China.

...and the largest one not visible from space...except if you're a neutrino, presumably.

Re:Impact on wildlife?

[king neckbeard]

"recording of whale song" I hope the RIAA doesn't find out.

Re:Space

[rubycodez]

sure you can, with a Great Wall of China picture book

Re:Stupid Title

[Hadlock]

I nominate the US Interstate Highway project as "widest human structure", a close second being your mom.

Re:Sounds like a front for SPECTRE

[Archangel Michael]

We'd better shoe-phone 86 and 99 to get on it.

I hear Apple has a patent on the shoe phone.

Re:a bit disingenuous

[wickedskaman]

Did someone say... tubes? ;)

Re:Stupid Title

[edumacator]

For God's sake, they built it for the babies.