14 October 2009 - large hadron

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Large Hadron Collider Considered Confusing

Have you ever seen a large hadron? On that note, I’ve always supposed that nothing is like a vacuum (even cats don’t like a vacuum). But then I realized that if the cosmos is a vacuum fluctuation, then everything is nothing, and Schroedinger’s cat need not be cut in two.

clue:

The last bit is a reference to a Zen koan.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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