https://twitter.com/NickHintonn/status/1773018737106374782
Why is CERN being reactivated on April 8, the same day as the infamous eclipse? Supposedly, the particle collider can accelerate protons to a rate that’s only 7 mph slower than the speed of light, resulting in 11,000 trips around its ring per second. After CERN started its Awake… pic.twitter.com/fzqPCUJ50M
— Nick Hinton (@NickHintonn) March 27, 2024
THIS GUY STOLE MY JOKE. I didnt even read the comments before thinking this would make a good post for /h/spooky:
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I'm a chuddy American when it comes to defending customary units as sensible to keep for cooking, weather, driving, and thermostats, but you really have to go out of your way to use MPH when talking about particle acceleration.
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