Now that scientists have found the 'God Particle' can it be long before they uncover, and look upon, the face of God himself?

[sandyRoe]

http://www.thesun.co....on-momentous-day.html
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[jno]

maybe they will have a look but all they will see is the face of Mr Higgs? I imagine this would be a bit of a letdown, though maybe he looks like George Clooney.

[ChuckFickens]

I doubt a discovery based on a physical particle will have any bearing at all on an imaginary figure.

[Dee Sa]

how much did all this cost ? and who pays ?

[jno]

perhaps the churches are paying?

[humbersloop]

No idea dee, although apparently some of the related stuff they've developed in, for example, magnetic imaging technology are real breakthroughs for health applications over the next decade.

[DrFilth]

from the web

How much does the LHC cost and who pays?

The direct total LHC project cost is £2.6bn, made up of:

the collider (£2.1bn),
the detectors (£575m).

The total cost is shared mainly by CERN's 20 Member States, with significant contributions from the six observer nations.

UK’s direct contribution to the LHC is £34m per year, or less than the cost of a pint of beer per adult in the UK per year:

The UK pays £70m per year as our annual subscription to CERN.

The LHC project involves 111 nations in designing, building and testing equipment and software, participating in experiments and analysing data. The degree of involvement varies between countries, with some able to contribute more financial and human resource than others.

[humbersloop]

So imo, it looks like a pretty good deal. And a nice change to see international collaboration on a massive scale that isn't military.

[askyourgran]

Nice to know that the co-operation between worlds scientists has produced something of significance. This is worth the money.

If He does look like George Clooney, all I can say is I told you so.

[humbersloop]

outside ayg, OUtside ..

and if you even STArt on Liam Neeson!

[askyourgran]

;0)

[humbersloop]

(ayg) x

[venator]

We could have another dozen Queens for that kind of dosh.

Or pay for Gromit to live in a Socialist state, if we could find one...

[DTCwordfan]

Just send him to Paris, venator, the Left Bank of course.