Weasel shuts down Hadron Collider - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Homer J Simpson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2016, 01:51:49 pm
content: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-30/large-hadron-collider-shut-down-by-a-weasel/7372752

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2016, 02:05:08 pm
content: Kind of a bad day for it to be playing "Pop goes the weasel" then....

author: HP-ILnerd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2016, 02:16:21 pm
content: "A weasel shut down the world's most powerful particle smasher when it wandered onto a 66,000-volt transformer and caused a short circuit, Europe's physics lab CERN said Saturday."..."the weasel, which did not survive its high-voltage encounter."No kidding.I'm pretty sure it says somewhere in the manual not to use a weasel as a resistor.

author: Augustus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2016, 02:28:51 pm
content: Darn critters... I've had to shell out a four figure sum to repair all the damage they've done in the engine compartment of our cars over the last years... Somehow ignition cables, cables in general and coolant hoses seem to be very tasty to them, at least the Ford ones. Our neighbor with his BMW hadn't had any problems with them so far

author: mij59
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timestamp: April 30, 2016, 03:12:37 pm
content: It's probably a stone marten, but I guess we will never know for sure.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2016, 03:14:46 pm
content: Ford is using IIRC a soy based plasticiser in the cabling and the synthetic rubber. BMW is using a different plasticiser which is based on a petroleum product, along with using a different sleeving which is not as attractive looking, unlike the Ford tape wrap. Try using some pepper spray in the engine compartment, renewing it monthly, and remove any loose leaf litter and trees from around the car.Grandpa had issues with mice, they ate his Toyota. His cure was to fill the garage with bowls of Finale liquid and pellets for them to drink. The heat dried out the bodies pretty fast, so not much smell.

author: jahonen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2016, 05:21:13 pm
content: Quote from: mij59 on April 30, 2016, 03:12:37 pmIt indeed is according to CERN people, seemeeting notes, page 11 "Cause: short circuit caused by fouine on 66kV transformer in point 8".They even had a picture of the (charred) thing and some pictures of the connections damaged by arcing but it seems that somebody probably have insisted those to be removed from the slides.Regards,Janne

author: John_ITIC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2016, 07:02:37 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on April 30, 2016, 02:05:08 pmI have a better version

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2016, 12:42:31 pm
content: Quote from: mij59 on April 30, 2016, 03:12:37 pmI was told they are weasily distinguished!

author: John_ITIC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2016, 05:29:29 pm
content: CNN also lets us know that 1KV is "1000V of energy"...https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=weasel+hadron+1000+V+of+energy

author: Fred27
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 07:37:20 am
content: One of my son's favourite books right now is about weasels trying to build a machine to take over the world. Definitely sounds suspicious.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weasels-Elys-Dolan/dp/0857631993

author: jahonen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 08:19:49 am
content: Some pictures of damaged connections in todays morning meeting slides:https://indico.cern.ch/event/506408/contributions/2026411/attachments/1266510/1875029/Event_29.04.2016_rev_1.0.pdfRegards,Janne

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 09:47:09 am
content: Am I the only one who perpetually sees "Large Hardon Collider"? Every time I see a story about the LHC I snicker to myself like a 12 year old. Every. Time.

author: Kremmen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 10:35:58 am
content: Yes

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 12:53:42 pm
content: I guess only in America - because I'm with timb on this.

author: Neilm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 04:24:32 pm
content: Quote from: timb on May 02, 2016, 09:47:09 amYou are not the only one - it has been called that in several publications. For instance, the BBChttp://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/large-hardon-collider-bbc-news-5467745

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 05:37:33 pm
content: I think that would be considered swordfighting

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 09:02:43 pm
content: It's ironic that the LargeHardonCollider would be stopped by aWicked Weasel.....

author: Delta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 10:24:36 pm
content: Quote from: John_ITIC on May 01, 2016, 05:29:29 pmThey must have that uBeam woman and the Batteryiserroo Bros as technical advisors...

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2016, 11:32:23 pm
content: Quote from: Delta on May 02, 2016, 10:24:36 pmYou can tell CNN that you routinely can build up 25 kilovolts just by rubbing a balloon on your hairy head. That's 25,000 of "energy" at your finger-tips, ready to fry a weasel with that?

author: Carl_Smith
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 03, 2016, 01:23:02 am
content: Quote from: timb on May 02, 2016, 09:47:09 amNever occurred to me. But I have a hard time seeing a Harmon Kardon brand product without thinking Karmon Hardon.

author: Carl_Smith
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 03, 2016, 01:25:05 am
content: Your signature...Quote from: Kremmen on May 02, 2016, 10:35:58 am...reminded me of this quote:On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.—?Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

author: MrSlack
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timestamp: May 03, 2016, 10:30:53 am
content: This reminds me of this picture I have in my junk folder:

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 03, 2016, 11:06:29 am
content: Quotesounds like "terrible design shuts down Hadron Collider".Or more accurately, incompetent people behind that terrible design shuts down Hadron Collider.Unfortunately, those people are too man up to admit their own faults and have to point fingers at that poor weasel.Even worse, the public bought that finger pointing.

author: DenzilPenberthy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 03, 2016, 12:05:10 pm
content: Quote from: dannyf on May 03, 2016, 11:06:29 amSooo... everything you've ever designed has no possible failure modes because it was flawlessly designed and constructed for every possible event with unlimited budget, time, space and resources?