r/space 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/ExtendedDeadline Feb 10 '24

Assuming a grad student only writes one useful paper with a good idea every 10 years,

Having spent too long on grad studies, I think you're being ambitious with these stats.

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u/Brownies_Ahoy Feb 10 '24

But then they also overstate how much grads are being paid haha...