Competition for Large Hadron Collider to be renamed

£500 prize for best name, if Earth not destroyed in meantime

Competition for Large Hadron Collider to be renamed. Biz, Large Hadron Collider, Competitions 0

12 September 2008 10:24 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

The Royal Society of Chemistry has launched a competition to find a better, more catchy name, for the Large Hadron Collider, offering a £500 prize purse in the process.

"The multi-billion pound particle accelerator which started up yesterday morning in Switzerland is an incredible scientific machine that might smash open the secrets of the universe, but its name fails to reflect the drama of its mission, or the inspiration it should be conveying to the wider public", said the Society.

The RSC is offering the £500 prize to the person submitting the best alternative name to the Large Hadron Collider which "most effectively captures the imagination of both young and old, whether interested in science, or merely sceptical onlookers".

The competition will close at noon on Wednesday 17 September 2008, after one week's safe operation of the LHC. The Society states the prize will not be awarded if the Earth is destroyed before this time.

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Comments

  • " THE WORLD ENDER!" Posted by Alex, UK
  • Ok, using the remit of "name to reflect the drama of mission", how about The Warp Drive. I think Gene Roddenberry would approve. Posted by chrishall, United Kingdom
  • the Ring
    Based on the satirical 15th century work of Basel jurist Heinrich Wittenwiler (1350-1450), the Ring.
    Posted by Chris U., Germany
  • gareth
    a stupid name
    Posted by ricky, england
  • “Large pipe of shit stared at by loosers who never got picked at games and probably molest children atron” Posted by Alex Amith, England
  • The IOC, pronounced Eye ock
    Image of Creation
    Hope this evolves into a universally acknowledged name
    Posted by Ian Bateman, U.K
  • "Money Well Spent"

    ..Just being sarcastic
    Posted by Hadron, UK
  • How about the Death Star"? might need approval from George Lucas & Co though!

    Posted by A.Razaq, U.K
  • A good name for this would be:"Monolith" Posted by A.Razaq, U.K
  • RON Posted by S OShea, UK

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