This is a must for any particle physics enthusiast: collect your own particles in the form of a soft, cuddly plushie. From the theoretical Higgs boson to the well known electron, all the quantum particles from the Standard Model can be browsed and chosen for your personal collection. The Particle Zoo is the brain child [...]

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Fraser. There's another way to collect particles, too. The background count of cosmic rays, which varies by latitude and altitude, too, is about a dozen hits per minute. As they splash through your cytoplasm, tiny quantities of subatomic particles flash in the dark....Ahh!, holes in the head we like....reminds me of sombody famous taking up the airways these days. ...pete

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A third rate theory forbids
A second rate theory explains after the fact
A first rate theory predicts...A. Lomonosov

I'd get a Higgs plush.

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"If you think the LHC will create black holes, you might as well believe Hobbits are at the bottom of your garden."- Dr. Mike Inglis
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Neil Armstrong walked in the Sea of Tranquility
Steve Squyers built Spirit and Opportunity
Dan Haylen upchucked in zero gravity." -Brent Simon, The Space Camp Song