Bird beats big bang with bit of baguette

Baguette shuts...

The tunnel in the Large Hadron Collider. Photo: CERN GENEVA : THE $6.5 billion machine designed to recreate the conditions present at the beginning of time had to be switched... More »
The Age - Nov. 7, 2009
Large Hadron Collider stalled again......
The rehabilitation of the beleaguered Large Hadron Collider was on hold tonight after the failure of one of its powerful cooling units caused by an errant chunk of baguette.... More »
Times Online - Nov. 7, 2009
LHC Shut Down Again — By Baguette-Dropping Bird
Philip K Dickhead writes 'Is Douglas Adams scripting the saga of sorrows facing the LHC? These time-traveling Higgs-Boson particles certainly exhibit the sign of his absurd... More »
Slashdot - Nov. 6, 2009
Baguette 'dropped by bird' causes Hadron Collider disruption
A piece of bread dropped on an outdoor electrical installation on Monday caused disruption to the world's largest particle accelerator, according to Cern. A Cern spokesperson... More »
ZDNet UK - Nov. 6, 2009
Baguette shuts down Large Hadron Collider
GENEVA : THE $6.5 billion machine designed to recreate the conditions present at the beginning of time had to be switched off after a bird dropped a 'bit of baguette' into... More »
Brisbane Times - Nov. 7, 2009
Bird beats big bang with bit of baguette
THE $6.5 billion machine designed to recreate the conditions present at the beginning of time had to be switched off after a bird dropped a "bit of baguette" into... More »
Brisbane Times - Nov. 7, 2009
Bird beats big bang with bit of baguette
THE $6.5 billion machine designed to recreate the conditions present at the beginning of time had to be switched off after a bird dropped a "bit of baguette" into... More »
Sydney Morning Herald - Nov. 7, 2009
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