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Darn time traveling birds from the future.


HAHAHAHHAHAAAAAA!

http://www.popsci.com/science/articl...#comment-46308
Yeah, maybe there is something to it. This is getting ridiculous. 30 ton magnets, terrorists...threats from the future and Sith birds!

I still participate for LHC@home.... waiting patiently for fresh work once they fire this bad boy up.

But now I fear I'll be caught up in the conspiracy - and it will backfire.

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Some of the comments on the article are pretty funny lol
But what is the airspeed velocity of a swallow laden with a baguette?

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Did they use American tax dollars on this thing? It seems as though it will never be functioning.
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Darn time traveling birds from the future.


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Did they use American tax dollars on this thing? It seems as though it will never be functioning.
It's the Hadron collider...

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