CERN levels up with new superconducting karts

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116 points | by fnands 2 hours ago

10 comments

  • PunchyHamster 29 minutes ago
    We need followup post exactly 365 days later describing first karting accident inside CERN
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  • cern 11 minutes ago
    CERN Research Facility, Geneva. Subject: Gordon Freeman, Male, Age 27
  • gnarlouse 2 hours ago
    Happy April Fools Day!
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    • pjmlp 1 hour ago
      As Alumni, the tables outside R1 are prime for getting ideas, with some help from fermented barley, especially after work during Summertime.
    • fnands 1 hour ago
      I always look forward to CERN's April fools jokes!
    • lloydatkinson 1 hour ago
      I can't believe people are still doing this
  • rbanffy 51 minutes ago
    I really miss Think Geek :-(
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    • jansan 24 minutes ago
      When they later actually sold the t-shirt they had previously presented as an April Fools joke? That was pretty cool.
  • thomasgeelens 25 minutes ago
    oh my, I should really visit one day, I'm not even that far from CERN
  • koolala 1 hour ago
    high temperature super conductors my beloved
  • rvnx 1 hour ago
    Meh joke considering this was paid on public money.

    Same as choosing to spend xxx,xxx USD to have .cern when using subdomains would have worked too (and caused less validation / compatibility issues).

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    • steve1977 28 minutes ago
      As a tax payer of one of the member states, I approve of this joke.
    • fnands 36 minutes ago
      They got the intern to write a funny post. Probably took them an hour and it drums up a bit of good press for the Hi-Lumi LHC.

      Money well spent if you ask me.

  • Noe2097 2 hours ago
    > Each kart is turbo-boosted by 64 superconducting engines,” explains project leader Mario Idraulico

    I guess we can now call you Mario 'Kart' Idraulico.

    Oh wait.

    Thank you CERN, that was a smart one.

  • aaron695 1 hour ago
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  • voidUpdate 2 hours ago
    Is this an april fools joke? The title image looks so over-the-top that I really can't tell if it's a joke or not
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    • kakacik 2 hours ago
      No of course not, they have Mario guys running around in karts doing maintenance of hyper complex system with wrenches. No physics can resist Mario's wrench, thats how we move humanity forward
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      • gostsamo 1 hour ago
        There is a Luigi on the team as well. How it can't be true?
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        • hawkjo 0 minutes ago
          And Yoshi. And Pfirsich, which is Peach in German
        • edwcross 1 hour ago
          Fratello. Must be a bro.
    • tgsovlerkhgsel 2 hours ago
      CTRL+F "safety and health"