Scientists hope for surprises in Big Bang experiment

What happens if they discover the world is actually flat? That Saden is actually Karl Rove? That Bears don't sh*t in the woods?

It's armageddon I tell's ya! armageddon!!

Yes, it is that important. Knowledge is priceless.

Creating the world's largest super collider? 9.2 Billion

Creating your own black hole? Priceless

btw:
BBC - The Big Bang Machine (one hour docu on LHC and it's purpose) with some more related informational links
Board Message (http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=27257)

the above is a link to a torrent, which requires torrent software (like VUZE) to download it.

direct link to torrent - http://forums.mvgroup.org/torrents/BBC.The.Big.Bang.Machine.2008.WS.PDTV.XviD.MP3.MVG roup.org.torrent

Here is an article providing a quick primer of some specific things physicists might be able to glean from the experiments to come.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/opinion/12greene.html?em

if you think of the developments we've made in nuclear physics, including fusion/fission, with the still very young development of nuclear power, it's important that we understand as much as we can about the subatomic world. I don't know why anyone would be against furthering knowledge in that field.

Also, black holes are cool to talk about, but strangelets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangelets)would be the coolest bad thing that could happen...

Apparently, aliens are interested in what they are doing also.

UFO sightings connected to Large Hadron Collider experiment? - Louth Leader (http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/UFO-sightings-connected-to-Large.4492819.jp)

Problem is, even after this experiment, it will still be a THEORY. I am all for knowledge, hell I have been vocal about NASA support, but I am not so sure I agree with this. I don't see how this will matter. So please someone fill me in on how or why this is important other than saying "knowledge". What exactly are we trying to prove that we don't already have a theory for?

Oh dear......

Theory, used in non-technical contexts to mean an untested idea or opinion.

A theory in technical use is a more or less verified or established explanation accounting for known facts or phenomena. ie. The theory of relativity.

did'nt this thing cost somebody like 10 billion dollars?

9 billion... it's also got a bad part... a 30 ton transformer i think... 30 tons for one part - insane.

$10B over 15 years isn't that much. Porn is something like a $4B/yr industry. Not that nuclear physics is more important than pornography, I'm not arguing that, but in the grand scheme of things that's not a lot of $ there are several govt progs that get hundreds of millions at a time during one regeime only to have the program cut under a different administration so 10B is a good price considering its actually yeilding results. Sexy results.