Many experts agree that one day the development of technology and human curiosity will lead to a disaster that will destroy the entire planet in an instant. It's not hard to believe this after watching movies like The Terminator. But there is an assumption that something extremely dangerous is already on Earth - and its name is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Motives for the creation of the Large Hadron Collider
Usually people are afraid of what they don't understand. Therefore, before sharpening the pitchfork and attacking, let's take a closer look at the technology. Despite our understanding of physics, the structure of the Universe and the laws of outer space, we still do not know how the world we know came to be, what happened before the Big Bang and what theory to explain everything that happens around.
There are many ideas and theories (string theory, standard model, supergravity, etc.) that offer different solutions to problems. But the catch is that it’s impossible to test these ideas experimentally because we don’t have enough energy. This is where the saving LHC comes in.
What are we dealing with?
The Large Hadron Collider is an extremely complex and powerful particle accelerator. The entire model is used to accelerate protons and heavy ions at maximum speeds, registering changes. The idea of creating such a technology arose back in 1984, and the project was officially implemented in 2006.
The LHC is a 27-kilometer underground tunnel (installed at a depth of 100 m), made in the form of a closed ring. Located 15 km from Geneva between France and Switzerland. Managed by representatives of CERN.
Believe me, the LHC became a real breakthrough for the scientific world, because it helped to confirm the existence of the Higgs boson ("particle of God"), to find new elements and to confirm or reject some important hypotheses. In fact, with its help it is possible to penetrate as deeply as possible into the essence of matter, and therefore answer the most fundamental questions about the existence of everything.
To understand its main task, you just need to know English. The word "collider" itself is translated as "the one who collides." That is, this machine collides elementary particles at maximum acceleration, close to the speed of light.
Do we face total destruction?
For a long time, the issue of the safety of such a device has been widely discussed. Moreover, some still sincerely believe that the explosion of the LHC will lead to the destruction of the Earth, in the place of which a giant black hole will appear. It should be understood that the researchers conducted various experiments and tests, proving that this is just fiction.
But not everything is so simple. The point of view of scientist and physicist Stephen Hawking, who was wary of the found Higgs boson, is a little scary. He believed that the boson is devoid of stability, which means that under certain unfortunate conditions it will cause the decay of the vacuum. Where it leads? Just to erase the concepts of space and time!
However, for such a scenario, the LHC must be planet-wide in size. Of course, a project is currently being developed to increase the size of the collider from 27 km to 100 km. But this is still not enough to justify Hawking's fears.
A bit of gossip and suspicion
If CERN really does not hide anything, and the LHC performs the duties of colliding elementary particles, then you should not worry about the existence of all living things. But some conjectures do not give rest. For example, there are a number of famous and influential scientists who are convinced that the Large Hadron Collider was created to open a portal to another world. Moreover, it is the action of the LHC that various cataclysms on Earth or abrupt changes in the weather are attributed to.
The case of 2016 seems to be interesting. Edward Mantill, who headed the nuclear research group, suddenly committed suicide, having managed to destroy all his notes, ideas, documents and developments. However, a note was found on the table stating that the LHC provided breakthrough knowledge that could destroy the entire Earth. He also added that the collider serves as a key that unlocks the doors to unknown worlds, and scientists have already learned how to do this, but do not yet know how to close these "tunnels".
