Large Hadron Collider hysteria is funny, to a point. I mean, the notion that physicists are a hair away from destroying existence is kind of cool. The notion that all of this nonsense is being pushed by a misguided — albeit earnest — nut. (Aside: I don’t think its fair to deride Walter Wagner because he only has an undergraduate degree. He was a working physicist, as a safety officer at a VA hospital. But it is fair to point out that he’s not necessarily a Feynman-caliber physicist.
Here’s that point:
BHOPAL: A teenage girl in Madhya Pradesh herself on Wednesday after being traumatised by media reports that a “Big Bang” experiment in Europe could bring about the end of the world, her father said.
The 16-year old girl from Madhya Pradesh drank pesticide and was rushed to the hospital but later died, police said.
(via TierneyLab)
There. LHC hysteria, not funny.
UPDATE: On the other hand, keep checking here if you are a little worried.