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"Supercollider shut down until spring"

Bowser — 9/24/2008 5:21:05 AM (archived)

"Magnet repairs will run into planned winter shutdown, CERN says."

Bummer.

Arf

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"Supercollider shut down until spring" - Bowser - 9/24/2008 5:21:05 AM
- Unreal, schedule dependent on external electric grid. - Sawyer - 9/24/2008 1:29:10 PM
  - LHC is the very essence of bleeding edge. - alcaray - 9/24/2008 9:13:12 PM
  - There may be a mitigating factor. - Bowser - 9/24/2008 2:53:03 PM
    - Since when is physics seasonal? - Socrates II - 9/24/2008 4:53:25 PM
      - I think it has to do with the availability of electrical power from the grid. - Bowser - 9/24/2008 5:37:01 PM
        
        A glimpse of the future with "renewables". - Lee - 9/25/2008 3:39:37 PM
      - Maybe it's just their best estimate as to how long it's going to take to fix it. (n/t) - ER - 9/24/2008 5:11:37 PM

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