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CERN

"CERN was just down'd by a WEASEL eating some wires. "

In the NPR.org report, the spokesman said "charred remains" "likely a weasel". Hahahaha! I can believe it would be hard to say. Here is a sample of one type of cable they use to power the collider, and is about 4-5 inches in diameter:





It's a sample which is on display in the Cryogenic Test Facility:





That's all the photos I can show you from our August tour of the facility.

My guess is that the weasel never had a chance to actually taste the copper. LOL

:)



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