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The LARGE Hadron Collider
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Dan Carino
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Sep 13, 2008
The LARGE Hadron Collider
They weren't kidding when they named it. In case you were wondering, the LHC cost around 5 billion dollars to build.
Scientists at CERN turned on the Large Hadron Collider for the first time this Wednesday, September 10th.
Scientists at CERN turned on the Large Hadron Collider for the first time this Wednesday, September 10th.
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FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
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They weren't kidding when they named it. In case you were wondering, the LHC cost around 5 billion dollars to build.

They weren't kidding when they named it. In case you were wondering, the LHC cost around 5 billion dollars to build.