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The LHC Is Broken #
September 19th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing
If you’re wondering why the world hasn’t ended yet, this may be why. Quoth Slashdot:
“A 30-ton transformer in the Large Hadron Collider malfunctioned, requiring complete replacement on the day the LHC came online. No one at CERN reported any problems, and they only released this data once the Associated Press sent people to investigate rumors of problems. I guess it’s hard to just sweep a 30-ton transformer breaking under the rug.”
The other amazing I hadn’t realized was this: an operating temperature of 4.5 Kelvin was too hot for the thing to work properly.