Large Hadron Collider: Scientists launch competition for a funkier name

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"The doomsday device"

Or

the O.H.C. (over-hyped contraption)

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There's no 'God particle' either. It's just Chuck Norris' way of round housing the laws of physics.

hahaha

i deffinitelly second that idea!

absolute genius!


i cant do better, and im not even gonna try!



quoted for being the funniest one liner ever to grace ATS!

[edit on 12-9-2008 by boaby_phet]

Did you know?...

The Higgs boson was created when Chuck Norris was born.

and

Stephen Hawking can talk normally, it's just that Chuck Norris told him to "Shut the hell up!"

edit- In retrospect, you could add a "sit down" there, but that might be a bit OTT.

Ok, I'll stop making up Chuck Norris facts now, but it is fun.

[edit on 12-9-2008 by Xeros]

HEHE here ya go for all you Chuck Norris fanatics...www.chucknorrisfacts.com...

P.S.-Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.

[edit on 9/12/2008 by CaptGizmo]

I'd prefer the Jack Bauer Particle Killing Machine over Chuck Norris, but that's still pretty funny.
Jack Bauer Facts

Maybe "Collosally Huge Defenseless Particle Annihilator".






[edit on 12-9-2008 by ghofer]

Optimus Prime.


you know, that or Gary.

One word simply put... "Time".

or the "Start of it All".

[edit on 12-9-2008 by Lokey13]

1"Insanity"
2"Destiny Machine"
3""The Ark"

Ill think of some more but things like "Discovery" are the kind of answers that are likely to get picked

Lets call it Steve

"The Machine that pwns Chuck Norris"


p.s. Chuck signifies everything that is wrong with the U.s. He's an ass.

How about HAL like 2001 a space odyssey?

Sinister too.....

"The Annihilatrix" (Frisky Dingo)

Genesis Project
Deep Thought
The 42 Device

I bet some kid from Mylton Keynes wins the competition.

OK, guys, this has been fun, but we really need to post a comment about the article and avoid the one-liners.

Don't want to end up having to move this to BTS.

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I think they are at least being sensitive to the negative press they're getting and they're trying to 'humanize' the device.

Unfortunately, people want to know about the science and the safety and not be mis-directed into some kind of silly naming contest.

What do you guys think? Is this a ploy? Is it working?
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-Badge01
Forum Moderator

^ that's the best name yet!


Double Space

Sorry Mod, we posted at the same time.

[edit on 12/9/08 by ChChKiwi]

I think they should call it:

~THE WHOOSH BOOM~

.............I named it that years ago and thats what we call it in my house.

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Oh definatly, this $4billion project, has gathered a fair amount of negative Press. And they are just playing a game with people to keep them amused, while they get on with buisness.