Yes, Tom Hanks has been chosen by CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) to be present to restart the Large Hadron Collider in September 2009.
I can’t believe I just typed that sentence.
It’s completely true, though. Okay, so for those of you that don’t remember back in September 2008, the guys at CERN got the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) going, and we were all very excited, but then a few days later, there was a faulty electrical connection between two superconducting bending magnets (oops..!) so they had to shut the project down for some $28 million repairs.
Okay guys, so I had this problem where I don’t understand complicated scientific information unless it’s explained to me in rap form. But you know what? That’s okay, because there’s this instructional rap video about the LHC, produced by CERN staff, just for people like me:
So, why Tom Hanks? Due to the success of the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code, the prequel, Angels & Demons, is now heading for the big screen. Starring, of course, Tom Hanks. Angels & Demons involves Hanks’ character, the Vatican, and some antimatter stolen from CERN.
Via [Gizmodo] via [The Telegraph]
