Some of you have been asking why people are talking about the world ending on Wednesday. Funny how this question has arisen whenever I hand out homework! I’ve spoken about the Large Hadron Collider and some of you may have seen the BBC coverage on Big Bang Night last week. They also have some special programmes scheduled to commemorate the day the LHC is switched on, including a particle physics radio programme with Alan Alda, Ben Miller, Eddie Izzard, Dara O’Briain and John Barrowman but then I could have told you that Physics is the new rock’n’roll 😉
I’ve also found a rap video about the LHC. The clip seems to stream slowly so you might want to start it and hit pause to let it load fully before playing. Enjoy!