Re:Particle physics may have reached the end of the line
by Analog24 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @11:25AM
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You have to consider more than the upfront cost. These machines are incredibly expensive to run and consume a tremendous amount of energy. The long term environmental cost needs to be factored in as well.
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Re:Particle physics may have reached the end of the line
by whatshisface on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @11:34AM
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That's still pretty minor compared to the energy and environmental costs of anything else.
Re:Particle physics may have reached the end of the line
by Analog24 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @08:21PM
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No it's not. The LHC uses as much power as a small to medium sized city [0]. The next generation collider will obviously require a lot more energy.
What's your point anyways? We should only consider the cost and environmental impact of something if it's comparable to the most costly and impactful endeavors out there?
Re:Particle physics may have reached the end of the line
by ravedave5 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:25PM
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How much energy do you think the US military goes through in a day? LHC is probably .1% of that.
Re:Particle physics may have reached the end of the line
by Analog24 on Monday January 28, 2019 @02:13PM
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So why do we bother doing anything? Why recycle at all? Let's just give up everything since the US military blows us all away in terms of scale.
Re:Particle physics may have reached the end of the line
by BentFranklin on Thursday January 24, 2019 @08:34AM
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To first order, environmental impacts are roughly proportional to the amount of energy used, which is proportional to the amount of money spent. To first order.