It's really disappointing.Saying that, they did get a woman with a really nice voice to do the pre-recorded announcements at the Australian Synchrotron.
I mean, there a tube with electrons moving at 95% the speed of light, being bent by massive magnets, releasing massive amounts of radiation as they go and the only noise other than that mentioned above is at 11.00 am: *crackle* 'The lunch van is now outside reception.'
Although saying that, once every twelve hours there is the phrase 'beam injection about to commence', which is the only time it has a mildly interesting air to it.
(I mean, there a tube with electrons moving at 95% the speed of light, being bent by massive magnets, releasing massive amounts of radiation as they go and the only noise other than that mentioned above is at 11.00 am: *crackle* 'The lunch van is now outside reception.'
Although saying that, once every twelve hours there is the phrase 'beam injection about to commence', which is the only time it has a mildly interesting air to it.
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Mon 3 Oct 2011, 12:11,
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Synchrotrons? Beam injections?Christ, that sounds sexy.
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Michael Ellis contributes nothing,
Mon 3 Oct 2011, 12:13,
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So you'd think.But it's anything up to five days of sleep deprivation while running millions of dollars' worth of equipment to get a set of wavy lines out.
Actually, here's a post from my last trip in December:
(Actually, here's a post from my last trip in December:
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Mon 3 Oct 2011, 12:24,
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You could record the lab soundtrack from the film and play it as a loop over your PA....
Fresh Water Mole loves his baby boy more and more every day,
Mon 3 Oct 2011, 12:15,
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The huge, domed metal roofis just crying out for a team of ninjas to abseil in. I tried photoshopping it, but I was getting suspicious looks from their psycho security guard for taking photos inside.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Mon 3 Oct 2011, 12:22,
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