(June 2, 2015 at 2:25 pm)Alex K Wrote: The current research, definitely in the holy shit phase for the time being. Particle physics from 70 years ago now has practical applications, in particular in medicine. The immediate practical applications of LHC physics only come from the huge hightech know-how that was gained building it. The most famous collateral benefit from cern is the WWW.
So you are saying that because of LHC, the great benefit is that people throughout much of the world now have easy access to porn.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.