What if the Hadron Collider fails ?

I doubt will fail . even if it does , someone will cook up a story even if it's a lie. people put billions on it and expect a good result . failure is not an option here That is not how science works. Even if there is no result there still can be a publication...about the reasons of failure. This is science, not sports, therefore the score is irrelevant... only whatever has been learned counts. And if all that is learned is that a model does not work than that is good enough.

Regardless of the outcome of the search for Higgs it will be of great interest to Physicists. Even if not found, it will show we understand much less about the universe than we assumed - which is fascinating really, and allowing new theories and ideas to be put out there. Fortunately I start my Physics degree next year so when I leave I'll be in a prime position to possibly work with the LHC

Regardless of the outcome of the search for Higgs it will be of great interest to Physicists. Even if not found, it will show we understand much less about the universe than we assumed - which is fascinating really, and allowing new theories and ideas to be put out there. Fortunately I start my Physics degree next year so when I leave I'll be in a prime position to possibly work with the LHC Lucky b******. Good luck with your studies. Br Cornelius

Lucky b******. Good luck with your studies. Br Cornelius Thanks

I start my Physics degree next year so when I leave I'll be in a prime position to possibly work with the LHC I don't wanna put a dampner on your dream but dont count your chickens till they have hatched.

I have no technical knowledge of this subject just a massive interest in the whole idea. What if it does work? all this can surely bring is a new and greater chance of opening stuck doors to new and wonderous ideas that at the moment get fround upon or laughed at. Just my two pence bob note

Sounds like someone is desperate or wanting to see it fail. How many think that the Higgs Boson or god particle will disprove god. Not to many. However I see a religious haha wanting it to fail so they can still keep the claim we are not ment to discover god... Arrgg! I wish some physicist trying to be clever had not added the nickname "God particle" to the Higgs Boson. Of course the Higgs Boson has nothing to do with gods. Nobody claims that it does. The nickname is nothing but an in-joke. I also wish that people, especially technically trained people, would be much more careful with their wo... [More]

So it seems that a large amount of what's been accepted as scientiic fact has in fact been based on conjecture, then; on something that they don't seem to actually know for sure exists. This is interesting. Science doesn't deal in "facts". Its about theories, and theories being proven wrong. Personally I think it's the most useless device since the Sinclair C5. It is built to understand the underlying fabric of everything. How on earth can this be "useless"? Let's face it; it broke down for a year. It is the most complicated machine ever built. Maybe it might one day find out something that mi... [More]

Arrgg! I wish some physicist trying to be clever had not added the nickname "God particle" to the Higgs Boson. Of course the Higgs Boson has nothing to do with gods. Nobody claims that it does. The nickname is nothing but an in-joke. There is a huge amount of really annoying sensationalism that goes on in science. Its why I don't read New Scientist or watch any prime time documentary with Michio Kaku in it. I also wish that people, especially technically trained people, would be much more careful with their wording. For example, I never say "I have a theory". I may have ideas about how things ... [More]

Sounds like someone is desperate or wanting to see it fail. How many think that the Higgs Boson or god particle will disprove god. Not to many. However I see a religious haha wanting it to fail so they can still keep the claim we are not ment to discover god. Seems silly what this guy says as they havn't even run the LHC to it's full potential yet. Scientist have left a large margin for failure here as they state they might not find it and they say it's anywhere from a 50%-90% chance of finding it. Can't wait till they really fire this thing up. Not really Confirmation of extra dimensions coul... [More]