Hawaii judge stops doomsday lawsuit over collider

(AP) -- A federal judge in Hawaii has dismissed a lawsuit trying to stop the world's largest atom smasher.

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Posted by Modernmystic 09/29/08 09:42

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Ok, not that I'm saying the LHC is going to destroy the world (because it really isn't), but I REALLY don't agree with the judge's ruling.

What if a foregin country wanted to test a bomb with an expected yield of a million megatons? We wouldn't have the jurisdiction to stop that...waaaa?

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Posted by lengould100 09/29/08 09:51

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Legal jurisdiction wouldn't matter a bit, in either case. Legal only matters if both parties recognize, and agree to be bound by, decisions made.

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Posted by seversky 09/29/08 09:54

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It would be a military matter, not a matter of the courts.

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Posted by Modernmystic 09/29/08 10:12

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In that case the court should have made a ruling that these guys are "nutjobs" and dismissed the case...not made a ruling like this IMO.

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Posted by Israel 09/29/08 11:27

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This is a prime example of a high severity, low probability event. I hope whichever insurance companies have provided insurance on property or risk located on Planet Earth have prudently reinsured with financially strong galactic reinsurers.

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Posted by GIR 09/29/08 16:51

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There will always be those that fear the worst possible scenario. The source of their information and the probability of scenario seem to be irrelevent. I blame the media for the their increasing numbers. I have been seeing headlines like this from FoxNews (the worst) and CNN for months. This one is from FoxNews and is their coverage of this same story.

The End Is Near: U.S. Can't Stop 'Doomsday Machine'

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Posted by yyz 09/29/08 17:37

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So right, GIR, totally misinformed "experts" combined with unquestioning and ill-informed Internet postings are only amplified by news organizations repeating 'dire predictions' leaving the average person bewildered. And just try refuting the media hype with rational thought gets one nowhere.Guess its a symptom of the world we live in today.

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Posted by E_L_Earnhardt 09/29/08 19:34

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Someone has "money to burn"? Let them bail out the U.S. The "Higgs Boson" didn't create mass anyway! It's not "What Did?" It's "Who Did !"