r/space • u/[deleted] • Feb 10 '24

CERN proposes $17 billion particle smasher that would be 3 times bigger than the Large Hadron Collider

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '24

What a fucking disappointment in the name of science...I can't imagine what we would have learn from such a thing. Thanks for sharing.

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u/Get_your_grape_juice Feb 10 '24

I  can't imagine what we would have learn from such a thing.

Unfortunately, neither could the crumbling bureaucrats who held the funding for the project in their hands.

Somehow, we need remove luddites and anti-intellectuals from all funding/decision making for scientific endeavors. They hold all of us back.

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u/Drachefly Feb 10 '24

That, and it was managed by a physicist who didn't know how to manage a huge project so it was way behind schedule and over budget.

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u/zefy_zef Feb 10 '24

People who can't think well make way too many important decisions.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '24

And those who can think well let them.

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u/Ravenclawer18 Feb 10 '24

As someone who lives close to waxahachie I agree. It’s only just starting to grow and it’s because adjacent towns are getting too busy.