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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2001 8:10 pm
by Sailor Saturn
Originally posted by C Elegans:
<STRONG>I recently read somewhere that the cost of a linear collsion high energy particle accelerator would be about $6 billion.
I don't know how much the new CERN LHC will be, but it's said to be in a similar region.

Detection of the Higgs boson and other, unknown particles that are believed to occur when matter and antimatter collide, is an expensive business. But it's most probably the only way to go if we want to understand what happened during the Big Bang (or rather, the nanoseconds after) and if we want to unify the 4 forces.

What a pity we can't collide electrons and positrons at home in the kitchen :( </STRONG>
Heh, I'm not going to be studying in that direction, but what I plan to research will still be very expensive, possibly more so. :eek: :(
Originally posted by C Elegans:
<STRONG>I see only one solution to your and SS common problem - marry Bill Gates :D </STRONG>
Because of my tastes, dad says I need to marry two millionaires. Perhaps I should go for two billionaires? ;) :D

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 7:16 am
by C Elegans
The Nobel prize winner in Literature was announced today - V S Naipaul, a British Trinidad-born writer who is described as a modern enlightenment writer in the trail of J Conrad. I haven't read him, unfortunately, but the press info sounded interesting, so I will :)
[url="http://www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/2001/press.html"]http://www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/2001/press.html[/url]

Sorry for forgetting the laurates in Economics - I always forget there is a prize in Economics.
[url="http://www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/2001/index.html"]http://www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/2001/index.html[/url]

Only the peace prize left to be announced tomorrow.

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 7:19 am
by McBane
As an economics major, I was shocked to see that none of the winners this year are professors at the University of Chicago.

There must have been some mistake..... ;)

[ 10-11-2001: Message edited by: McBane ]

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 8:19 am
by C Elegans
Originally posted by McBane:
<STRONG>As an economics major, I was shocked to see that none of the winners this year are professors at the University of Chicago.

There must have been some mistake..... ;)
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I'm sorry, I know virtually nothing about economics...what have the Chigaco guys done? Or are they just your teachers. ;)

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 8:24 am
by McBane
I would guestimate that over half to 3/4s of the nobel prizes in Economics come from the staff at the U of C. It is the place to study econ.

I would have loved to go there for graduate work, but I slacked off too much in undergrad. :D ;)

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 8:48 am
by C Elegans
Originally posted by McBane:
<STRONG>I would have loved to go there for graduate work, but I slacked off too much in undergrad. :D ;) </STRONG>
So now you are washing dishes at a hamburger bar instead. ;) :D

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 8:51 am
by McBane
LOL

It can be difficult finding employment as an indifferent econ major. :D

Although, you could always fall back on your good looks :p , whereas I cannot ;)

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 9:00 am
by C Elegans
Originally posted by McBane:
<STRONG>Although, you could always fall back on your good looks :p , whereas I cannot ;) </STRONG>
If my research fails completely, I could just pump in some silicon and become a porn star :rolleyes: That's a great option :rolleyes:

:D

[ 10-11-2001: Message edited by: C Elegans ]

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 9:05 am
by McBane
Right! Although I "technically" could do the same....

Either way, dishwashing's not so bad :cool:

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 9:11 am
by C Elegans
Yeah, 7.5 years a uni to end up as a porn star, that would be great :rolleyes:

I think I would prefer dishwashing :D

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2001 4:00 am
by Kayless
Damnit! That bastard Coffee Annan stole my Nobel Peace Price! When I see him I’m gonna kick his ass! :mad: ;) :p

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2001 6:01 pm
by C Elegans
Originally posted by Kayless:
<STRONG>Damnit! That bastard Coffee Annan stole my Nobel Peace Price! When I see him I’m gonna kick his ass! :mad: ;) :p </STRONG>
Yeah, at him, Kayless! Kicking his and the whole Peace prize assembly's collective ass, and I'm sure they'll consider you for next years price. ;) :D

Serious note though: No bad choice IMO, but sort of flat.