• smeenz@lemmy.nz
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    4 days ago

    Joking aside, if you had enough energy to accelerate the mass of a human body to near light speed, the resulting collision would destroy the planet… as opposed to their political beliefs and corruption destroying the planet.

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      I still vote we do it. Guaranteed Nature publication for whoever figures out the infrastructure required to pull it off

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    We Europeans offer the use of CERN at no cost for this purpose. With the only condition that you’ll need to find a way to get rid of the toxic purple sludge somewhere far away.

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      I get the impression that things accelerated to the velocities required by CERN that then collide with each other tend not to leave much of anything behind but fundamental particles.

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        fundamental particles.

        Actually, they’re not fundamental particles until approved by a collision with the Senate

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          He is essentially correct though, there is nothing organic or generally any compound remaining, only many singular particles. It is like an extremely hot plasma.

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                  He says particles are left, you say matter can not be destroyed. Not only are you wrong, that is simply not what he said. What should I tell you? Do you even acknowledge that this was never said and you misinterpreted it?

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              So are you saying we need to get rid of the ensuing purple flash and probably fart smell?

              “The environment will take care of that.”
              —Southern American Accent

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    something tells me american politivs would be much better if this really was the case