LHC

LHC - Large Hadron Collider. Some crazy physicists, in collusion with equally nutty engineers and others, are gonna accelerate particles to super high speeds (very close to the speed of light) and collide them head on in order to find out whats inside them. And then, what Prahlada said "தூனிலும் இருப்பான் துரும்பிலும் இருப்பான" (he is inside the pillar, he is inside the atom) is expected to come true. The sarcastically or respectfully (depending on the side you are) named 'God particle' is expected to pop out of the particles when they collide at such high speeds with each other. Lets see what happens. And interestingly, Stephen Hawking thinks this is not likely to happen and has even placed a bet of $100 on that.

Meanwhile, in headquarters, a conspiracy is brewing.

P1: We conduct thesis defenses for students in order to find out whats in their head.
P2: Yes. Thats right.

P1: Why dont we follow the LHC model? Lets accelerate grad students along the corridors of our department and then make them collide head on with each other.
P2: Then?

P1: We can then observe if their knowledge of thesis pops out.
P2: Wow. Thats a wonderful idea. Will talk to the co-ordinator right away.

P1: I am wondering what would be the pairing. It sure is boring to smash grad students from the sam lab with each other.
P2: Yup. We could do Theory vs S/W Engg; Crypto vs HCI; Bio computation vs Quantum computation etc...

P1: That sounds good. I really like the pairings.

BTW, a lot of nuts have joined together to claim that the world might end when they start the LHC. Scary huh (this has been refuted so many times already). But if thats really the case, then I know what to do tonight. I meant Ill pray. I hope you were not one of those perverts who thought otherwise.