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Marlin:
The world's largest particle accelerator -- a 17-mile-long ring in Geneva, Switzerland in which subatomic particles whirl about at velocities approaching the speed of light -- was mysteriously inoperable for five days.

When they looked for the reason what did they find? (Answer in a week).

Marlin:

--- Quote from: Marlin on Jan 23, 2007, 07:00 ---The world's largest particle accelerator -- a 17-mile-long ring in Geneva, Switzerland in which subatomic particles whirl about at velocities approaching the speed of light -- was mysteriously inoperable for five days.

When they looked for the reason what did they find? (Answer in a week).

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ANSWER: They found two empty beer bottles in a vacuum chamber.

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