LHC Has First Collisions After Years of Waiting

Only four days after the first attempt to send a particle beam around the LHC, we have arrived at the point when all four experiments got their first real collisions from the machine. This was met by celebrations and champagne, as people have been waiting years and years for this moment. It is a testament to the engineering of the machine that collisions were reached already, so few days after restarting. The LHC had already demonstrated ca 10h stable beams, and now also stable beams in both directions at the same time. In the coming weeks, we need only wait for increased intensity and the first attempts at acceleration.

There is a live video feed available here: http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html

We're all fucked.

I've been keeping tabs on the updated results. I'm optimistic of the results this magnificent device could one day produce.

Black hole ftw.