Well, it has been turned on. For many scientists, this a wonderful news as they think they can recreate the Big Bang on a scaled level to get further insight to it's meaning. Other scientists are skeptical and fear that it could create a small black hole that will envelope the planet.
Large Hadron Collider
My theory: Someone call Gordon Freeman (Halflife). He just might be needed to fight off the nasties that come through that portal that we are about to create, hahaha.
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Exciting times my friends. Maybe the Mayan calender is right, heh.