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CERN levels up with new superconducting karts

391 points by fnands

by Akuehne

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This got me. Thought it was real, busted out laughing when I read the project leads name. It still didn't click.

by NewLogic

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Takes me back to the week we all thought room temperature super conductors might be a solved problem.

by PunchyHamster

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We need followup post exactly 365 days later describing first karting accident inside CERN

by cern

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CERN Research Facility, Geneva. Subject: Gordon Freeman, Male, Age 27

by ourmandave

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I would pay stupid money for a CERN Tunnel Rainbow Road track DLC.

by gnarlouse

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Happy April Fools Day!

by rbanffy

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I really miss Think Geek :-(

by pugworthy

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I'd be cautious of residual Higgs Booson particles in the tunnels. They can cause unexpected phase shifts if encountered, which may expose the driver to unexpected hazards.

by stego-tech

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Ah, the stages of a good April Fool's nerd joke:
1, Reading the Headline on HN) "Man, this is probably going to be something more practical, but I wish they were superconducting go-karts or golf-carts to get around the facility in."
2, Reading the article) "...okay, I was right? Kinda? Huh. Something feels off. Wait a-"
3, Remembering the Date) "FUCK. OK, CERN got me. Good one. Still want a superconducting kart though."

by rippeltippel

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Right on time! "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" released today.

by koolala

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high temperature super conductors my beloved

by thomasgeelens

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oh my, I should really visit one day, I'm not even that far from CERN

by Noe2097

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> Each kart is turbo-boosted by 64 superconducting engines,” explains project leader Mario Idraulico
I guess we can now call you Mario 'Kart' Idraulico.
Oh wait.
Thank you CERN, that was a smart one.

by earthnail

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Mario Idraulico says „mamma mia, they’re super”. Gosh I love April.

by the_af

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Mario Idraulico and Luigi Fratello overseeing this project? I hope the karts don't run into any stray kooparticles.

by gluten_guardian

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Ofcourse the guy explaining the carts is called "Mario".

by nicman23

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if you reached c with such a cart - nevermind the heat from air friction, would you be able to breath from a rebreather?

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by anthk

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As an homage, Supertuxkart might add a CERN-LHC inspired level with a wormhole as a secret path.

by WhitneyLand

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Call me a killjoy I hate April fools jokes.

by moron4hire

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Really enjoyed the "karts and equipment will reach underground areas via giant green pipes" caption on the LHC tunnel diagram.

by nekusar

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They missed a perfect spot to mention something about "Gordon".
(Half-Life joke)

by shevy-java

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It took me a while to notice the first april, but actually the image was too unbelievable. But if such karts were possible, I bet the guys at CERN would absolutely use it. And then post on youtube.
We know how things happen in "professional research".

by aaron695

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by groundzeros2015

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Please bro. Just one more particle collider. This one will solve science. The last one wasn’t big enough. Please keep it in desirable real estate though.

by voidUpdate

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Is this an april fools joke? The title image looks so over-the-top that I really can't tell if it's a joke or not

by rvnx

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Meh joke considering this was paid on public money.
Same as choosing to spend xxx,xxx USD to have .cern when using subdomains would have worked too (and caused less validation / compatibility issues).