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Title: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: sam on December 03, 2009, 16:33
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If you're of the opinion that the Large Hadron Collider – which just became the most powerful supercollider ever built by humans on Monday – will ultimately triumph in its quest to find the Higgs boson, you might be able to make a few bucks. If you're wrong, well, you might lose a few, too. That's right, along with betting on the elections, Academy Awards, and the snowfall in New York, the discovery of the Higgs boson is a tradeable commodity.

http://www.universetoday.com/2009/12/02/the-lhc-will-discover-the-higgs-wanna-bet/
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: Rik on December 03, 2009, 16:48
I bet half of China has a bet on it. :)
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: sam on December 03, 2009, 16:55
lol
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: Clive on December 03, 2009, 19:31
There will be a lot of very happy people if it is discovered!   8-)
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: Sandra on December 04, 2009, 14:24
There will be a lot of religous people who wont be happy though Clive  ;D

That reminds me, I was listening to the radio early this morning and they were interviewing that odius woman, Shirley Phelps Roper.
What a dangerous and nasty group of people she belongs to  :o

During the interview she was asked how old the earth was and she insisted that it was 6,000 years old as it says in the bible  ;D

When asked why her god let so many young children die in the 3rd world countries she said it was because they and the people had sinned  ::)

Listening to her made me thank god that I am an atheist  ;D
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: sam on December 04, 2009, 14:45
yeah the 6,000 years thing is just stupid... and I can't believe people fixate on that - look you have lost that battle shut up and move on, it just means the guy who wrote that part of the bible can't count.
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: sam on December 04, 2009, 14:45
There will be a lot of very happy people if it is discovered!   8-)

well there will be some happy theorists if it isn't...
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: Clive on December 04, 2009, 16:00
yeah the 6,000 years thing is just stupid...

 :what:  :blush:
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: Simon on December 04, 2009, 22:52
Isn't it the James Usher thing?  He's appeared in several On This Day...'s.  :)
Title: Re: The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?
Post by: Clive on December 04, 2009, 23:05
The very same Simon.  ;D