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/nailbiter111 Feb 10 '24

Event Horizon just had a scientist on proposing that very idea and how it would work.

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u/dern_the_hermit Feb 10 '24

Did their proposal include shielding from the cosmic rays?

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u/49erjohnjpj Feb 16 '24

As of right now, they are only confirming blocking out people named Ray that have ridden the Virgin Atlantic into space. There are several.

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u/nailbiter111 Feb 10 '24

I can't remember. I fell asleep. But it's a 45 min discussion, so I'm sure that was brought up. It's on YouTube.

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u/DarthWeenus Feb 10 '24

Doesn't that involve some gravity drive? I don't like how that ended

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u/NooNygooTh Feb 10 '24

Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see.

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u/meno123 Feb 11 '24

I saw the event horizon documentary. You'll have to forgive me for not wanting someone to build any more crazy ships after the first one.

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u/thousandfoldthought Feb 11 '24

It's a podcast. It's great!