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Comments on: Large Hadron Collider: An appeal to CNET readers

Given the CERN Collider's unfortunate breakdown, readers should make a serious commitment to find it a new name.

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by lilsirecho September 28, 2008 4:16 PM PDT: I submit...Particulator; Like this Reply to this comment

by acswild3 September 28, 2008 4:31 PM PDT

Isabella- As in the name of the Particle smasher in a recent book by Douglas Preston, who experiences similar so called problems but in the end declares itself "GOD" .

Besides the name gives it a much sexier appeal for the scientists that spend all that money on a machine.

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by ChrisMatyszczyk September 28, 2008 4:47 PM PDT: That is an extremely wise suggestion, acswild3. Sexy is very important, you are quite right. And the God aspect gives it an added dimension. Now, for greater originality, should we give Isabella a last name?

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by ccox September 28, 2008 6:42 PM PDT: tyXar; Like this Reply to this comment


by curiousgeorge1961 September 28, 2008 7:14 PM PDT: "flux capacitator" from back to the future
"event horizon"
"liquid karma" from Tales from the Southland; Like this Reply to this comment

by jwilson00m1 September 28, 2008 7:41 PM PDT

Scooby says the "Mystery Machine"
"Mobius' Trip" appeals to my mathematics bend. Kinda sounds like a cheap ride at an amusement park though.

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by ChrisMatyszczyk September 28, 2008 7:48 PM PDT: Oh, no amusement park would have a Mobius Trip, surely. Unless MIT decided to create an amusement park, I suppose....

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by elliptical_orbit September 28, 2008 7:51 PM PDT: SMARTT...Sub Molecular Alternate Reality Time Traveler...I just wish it was working.; Like this Reply to this comment


by StarMoonCali September 28, 2008 7:53 PM PDT: If we were going with Douglas Adams - I would favor calling it "The Infinite Improbability Drive" - especially since, just like its namesake - we can never be to sure of what we are going to get...; Like this Reply to this comment


by StarMoonCali September 28, 2008 7:56 PM PDT: Yes, I realize i spelled the word "too" incorrectly - sorry! ;-); Like this Reply to this comment


by Saiyt September 28, 2008 8:49 PM PDT: Paene Celeritas. When all else fails, go for Latin.
Alternatively we could use something such as Hadriboomer.; Like this Reply to this comment


by gimmal September 28, 2008 9:39 PM PDT: BBNEP - Buckaroo Banzai's New Exit Plan; Like this Reply to this comment


by MaxWasHere September 28, 2008 9:45 PM PDT: Keep it simple.

The Big Atom Smasher.; Like this Reply to this comment


by thechromeguy September 29, 2008 1:54 AM PDT: The God Creator; Like this Reply to this comment


by rce107 September 29, 2008 2:35 AM PDT: How about "Big Bang for your buck"?; Like this Reply to this comment


by ofmyony September 29, 2008 3:15 AM PDT: The break fast club; Like this Reply to this comment


by sju75 September 29, 2008 4:42 AM PDT: HeadOn; Like this Reply to this comment


by horsenbuggy September 29, 2008 7:08 AM PDT: What about the "Goob Tube?" Goob as in goober, nerd, dork, geek.; Like this Reply to this comment


by grubsnig September 29, 2008 8:04 AM PDT: Subatomic Particle Analytical Research for Knowledge of Yore (SPARKY); Like this Reply to this comment


by neutrinocatcher September 29, 2008 8:19 AM PDT: Why is everyone tiptoeing around the "The Big Banger" ? It's the obvious choice, even though I yield to no one in my admiration of Douglas Adams (RIP).; Like this Reply to this comment


by Dr_Zinj September 29, 2008 8:55 AM PDT: Last House on the Corner; Like this Reply to this comment


by yanchineseguy September 29, 2008 10:21 AM PDT: I think we should call it the Large Hadron Collider.; Like this Reply to this comment

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