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Old 09-September-2008, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Pippin View Post
1. Cosmic Ray collisions with planetary and solar bodies often release more energy than the collisions in the LHC. << True
2. The area of the Earth's surface is about 5x1018 square centimeters, and the age of the Earth is about 4.5 billion years. Therefore, over 3x1022 cosmic rays of 1017ev or more, equal or greater than the LHC energy, have struck the Earth's surface since its Formation. << True, from the above orchard example speaker has made it clear that this is a reasonable guess based on the science and math available with no intention to deceive.
3. Nature has already completed about 1031 LHC experimental programmes since the beginning of the Universe. << False, the speaker uses no qualifying statements and the purpose is to deceive.
That's 1031 LHC experimental programmes.

As previously noted, that statement that you believe false is from the LSAG report, Review of the Safety of LHC Collisions, section 2, "The LHC compared with Cosmic-Ray Collisions." It's interesting that you believe they are attempting to be deceptive, but given that you seem to think you understand this subject better than they do, there isn't much point in continuing this.
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