Congratulations are in order for the fine men and women at CERN. At 4:27 a.m., Eastern time, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was successfully activated and a proton beam made the entire 17 mile circuit unhindered. The real stuff won't come for another month or more, as numerous tests of both the super-conducting torus and the massive particle detectors continue.
But for the time being, we can all get together and recognize the fact that in one of the few scientific projects joined by all the world, mankind has yet again achieved a victory and opened a door to our own future. Kudos, particle-physics dorks; you have made this political junkie proud.
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