How the hell does bread "paralyse" a high voltage installation?

How would bread paralyze a high voltage anything for that matter.

At first glance, I assumed that a worker had possibly been eating in a restricted area, which would be unprofessional but not unheard of.

But later in the article, it's implied that the power area is outside:
I'm leaning toward's ToSeek's theory that its a hoax --- hard to imagine that outside equipment (exposed to rain/snow, wind blown debris) would be done in by foodstuffs.

I on the other hand am interested in this (quote from theregister):

Sounds to me like the world's biggest fuse - but how much power is really in those beams? Even if they're very fast, I thought we were talking very small amounts of TeV measured.
How radioactive would they really get from one dump- and will those fuses need to be replaced sometime? The article goes on to detail the shielding from the outside world, but how would we do if we had to change them?

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hmm...I say this humorously, knowing someone will believe it, but TWO points in favor of "LHC makes earth-eating black hole" combined with "quantum immortality paradox"

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http://user.web.cern.ch/user/news/2009/091109.html

"On Saturday evening, at around 8 p.m., after passing through the LHCb detector, for the first time since last year's incident, protons arrived at the doorstep of the CMS experiment, thus completing half the journey around the LHC's circumference.

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It's a big universe out there...is it really unwinding, really burning out?

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ROFL! Now that would be a sight to see in one's mind eye.....half of a black hole!

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If 11-dimensional M-theory is correct in it's predictions, then the LHC should only be able to pull in some of the extra dimensions momentarily to prove 1) that gravitons exist and are a force particle 2) that gravity is not as weak as we perceive it to be.

If and only if there are the extra dimensions predicted by 11-dimensional M-theory as proposed by Ed Witten, will the LHC have enough energy to momentarily create a singularity, thus replicating the conditions that were present at the time of the big bang.

If those brilliant particle physicists at CERN manage to pull this off, then I think both Stephen Hawking and Ed Witten will finally receive the Nobel prize for which they both so richly deserve.

Eric

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You know the question that they are trying to answer at CERN at this time in history is very simple. It is simply this: How does gravity behave on the quantum level? Nothing more. It's just something that we do not yet understand. It's an important question that needs to be answered. It's as simple as 1,2,3.

Eric

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CERN Bulletin, Issue No. 47-48/2009 - Monday 16 November 2009

The truth about Birds and Baguettes

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Just came across this new site http://www.lhcportal.com/ which might appeal to LHC geeks/nerds/wonks.

To be fair, I should credit The Register where I found it

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CERN Press Release: The LHC is back

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Hi !

I was looking at my web log and saw hits coming from the link your provided to my web site, http://www.lhcportal.com/ Thank you for the mention !

The best way to follow event by event updates is using this log.
http://cmsdoc.cern.ch/cms/performanc...mmentary09.htm

Its under the CMS section of the portal under Live Log

Thanks again for the interest in my site.

From the BBC

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Hi, Xymox. Welcome to BAUT Forum and enjoy -- if you stick around. I can understand if you just joined up for a one-time informational pointer. That's cool.

I promise not too many BAUT members will accuse you of literal earth-shattering developments. Most of us are just eagerly following the science news.

From the recommended commentary, CMS e-commentary for 2009 LHC Beams

No! Don't cross the beams!

(Just kidding.)

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Meanwhile, the BA Blog (by our dear Bad Astronomer) notes the happy events: LHC sees its first collisions!

Congratulations to all involved.

And Cosmic Variance: First Collisions in the LHC!

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