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[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wouldn't this just end up with a cloud of Overton particles?

[–] HowAbt2day 16 points 1 month ago

A smattering of fucktrino and douchtrons, with an ensuing Asshole where not even shit escapes.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We Europeans offer the use of CERN at no cost for this purpose. With the only condition that you'll need to find a way to get rid of the toxic purple sludge somewhere far away.

[–] don@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I get the impression that things accelerated to the velocities required by CERN that then collide with each other tend not to leave much of anything behind but fundamental particles.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 7 points 1 month ago

fundamental particles.

Actually, they're not fundamental particles until approved by a collision with the Senate

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Matter can not be destroyed

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He is essentially correct though, there is nothing organic or generally any compound remaining, only many singular particles. It is like an extremely hot plasma.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Again matter cannot be destroyed, it was converted into heat/light.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is not what he said and that's also not what happens.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then please tell me on how physics works then

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

He says particles are left, you say matter can not be destroyed. Not only are you wrong, that is simply not what he said. What should I tell you? Do you even acknowledge that this was never said and you misinterpreted it?

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So are you saying we need to get rid of the ensuing purple flash and probably fart smell?

“The environment will take care of that.”
—Southern American Accent

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Joking aside, if you had enough energy to accelerate the mass of a human body to near light speed, the resulting collision would destroy the planet..... as opposed to their political beliefs and corruption destroying the planet.

[–] Gustephan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I still vote we do it. Guaranteed Nature publication for whoever figures out the infrastructure required to pull it off

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is this how you make centrists?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

That doesn't explain their backward movement.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

No, it's just fun to watch them annihilate.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

The centre would need to be somewhere between them for this to work. Insanely Capitalist merged with a bit more moderate capitalist... The best you can hope for is toxic goo.

I thoroughly support this initiative

[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

This is how you make unstable elementary political partycles like trivumerons.

[–] halvar@lemy.lol 8 points 1 month ago

something tells me american politivs would be much better if this really was the case

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago

Do iiiiiiiiiit.

Let's do it.

Let's fucking do it.

I think we should do it.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

An entirely theoretical experiment since in reality they rarey collide. 😄

[–] salty_chief@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Weirdly enough that is how Trump was made.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This would create the Antipresident

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Another one?

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

isn't this how they proved the 'True Scotsman' exists?

[–] Jode@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Connecting the horse shoe

[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 month ago

We noticed a symmetric pattern