Hehe
Some gems from BBC's HYS debate re the LHC:

"Once started can they switch it off or stop it in anyway ? I am all for sience but this scares the wits out of me and why did the population of the world have no say in this project.

sarah pickersgill, wakefield"

Yes, and what about my taxes?

"Isn't this is all just a big waste of money? - by a set of geeks who are bored with playing regular 'space invader' games.

Tiago, Huddersfield"

I agree. They should upgrade to an XBox 360. *slaps*

"What happens if they do this and it causes a new universe within a universe? Will it then expand immediately causing our planet to explode?

Jack, Dundee"

Well, Jack, let's see. Have you seen Men In Black? Perhaps our Universe is just an atom that's part of a marble that's an Aliens toy. Nurse! The medication!

"At approx. 1145 hrs on 11th Jan 1996 I discovered the origins of the universe and it didn't cost me (or anyone else) a penny. I met its creator and He says that all He expects of me is to believe THAT He did it and not get hung up on HOW He did it. He calls it FAITH. That same faith teaches me that it would be better to spend £5 bn on the world's homeless, sick, hungry and marginalised rather than trying to prove God doesn't exist (a futile experiment). One day there will be an even bigger bang.

jim, coleraine"

Quick! Turn it off! All we need to do is ask Jim what to do!

I don't know why I do this to myself...
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 11:06, Reply)