Tag Archives: cern

Pop Goes The Weasel

Posted on May 2, 2016 by twitmericks

A mustelid entered inside/ A tunnel where protons collide./ The weasel went pop/ And made the thing stop;/ They found the poor animal fried./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36173247 A mustelid entered insideA tunnel where protons collide.The weasel went popAnd made the thing stop;They … Continue reading →

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The Genuine Particle

Posted on October 8, 2013 by twitmericks

There once were two physicist guys/ Whose boson of very small size/ Was proven by CERN,/ Sufficient to earn/ These fellows a joint Nobel prize.///  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24436781 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/387636366231613440

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What’s the Matter?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by twitmericks

There is some dark matter in space/ It’s scattered all over the place/ It now seems albeit/ We cannot quite see it/ We may have detected a trace. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/an-end-to-our-darkest-secret-scientists-close-to-explaining-dark-matter-8559007.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/319709062373724161

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Particle of Faith?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a collider at CERN/ Where scientists say they discern/ The genuine article/ Called the God Particle/ Promising much we can learn. /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18708686

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Oh My God Particle

Posted on December 13, 2011 by twitmericks

There is a collider in Cern/With protons that endlessly turn/Has it found the Higgs Boson?/If not, it’s a close ‘un/Providing a lot we can learn. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/13/higgs-boson-glimpsed-cern-scientists

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Particles of Faith

Posted on September 23, 2011 by twitmericks

Our notion of cause & effect/Could be comprehensively wrecked/The thing’ll unravel/If particles travel/At faster than light, I suspect. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8783264/Speed-of-light-broken-an-experts-view.html

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