Caption CERN Contest Week 24

Week 24: 7/15/2015 - 9pm PDT 7/22/2015

The scientists at CERN always take a personal stake in their work. Pushing mankind's knowledge of science and high energy physics takes a special breed of person. Thankfully this special breed always seems to have a fun side as well. Here we see a CERN scientist posing behind a ... a device. It looks to be some kind of coil or beamline part, though the actual use is thus far a mystery even to CERN's own staff. We do know this shot was taken in June of 1973, the same month as one of the longest solar eclipses on record - over 7 minutes of totality! Was this part of some CERN solar experiment? Could it have been part of a particle accelerator? Was this scientist just working on his latest art project - perhaps part of a dodecagon exploration?

You be the judge!

This week's prize is a Teensy 3.1 from The Hackaday Store.

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bentwookiee wrote 07/20/2015 at 02:51

If the study of atomic phenomena doesn't allow us to use high-powered magnets on sensitive body parts, then mankind is truly lost.

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Marsfan wrote 07/20/2015 at 01:10

When it was over, and Dr. Olbarg realized he was rapidly drying out, it dawned on him that Cassandra did not want to live with him forever, she just wanted to test the project.

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hurpmcderpson wrote 07/20/2015 at 01:04

To know the particles, you must become the particles.

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Thomas wrote 07/20/2015 at 00:07

HAL v1.0

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Stan wrote 07/19/2015 at 21:05

Once again Brian was before his time with his invention of the selfie stick.

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Ryan wrote 07/19/2015 at 12:54

BEWARE, I LIVE. I HUNGER.

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Reg wrote 07/19/2015 at 12:16

In the latter half of the 20th century CERN, through advanced accelerator technology, had brought the primitive art of head shrinking by the Jivaroan tribes of darkest Peru to it's ultimate pinnacle of achievement. Needless to say this project was soon cancelled for wasting TAX payers money.

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Rollyn01 wrote 07/19/2015 at 12:06

Scientist and engineers at CERN have finally design a device that helps come up with an answer to the dreaded question "Does these clothes make me look fat?". Unfortunately, due to a solar eclipse, the device kept replying "Yes, astronomically."

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Reg wrote 07/19/2015 at 11:53

CERN had perfected the worlds first bee accelerator. Bob, foolishly, volunteered to bee the first test subject.

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alan_r_cam wrote 07/19/2015 at 08:58

Just before Doc realised that his prototype Flux Capacitor needed TEN gigawatts...

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Dave Hulihan wrote 07/19/2015 at 08:16

Greg Pirnus (1969). A CERN researcher pioneering new face stretching technologies.

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Dave Watkins wrote 07/19/2015 at 07:11

"I catch protons.... with my teeth."

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Paul Scott wrote 07/19/2015 at 06:58

Moisturize me!

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Mike [Cazzwell] Cassell wrote 07/19/2015 at 02:01

Whatcha working on Mr. Cooper?

I'm working on a vibrating motor for the new personal mobile phone device I just created. So that I don't have Paananen's annoying ringtone go off when I'm in a meeting.

Isn't that a little too big?

Yeah, but I figure it will be small enough given technology progression in about 30 years.

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Retroplayer wrote 07/19/2015 at 01:44

I'm ready for my shave now, Dr. Roboto.

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siraniko_69 wrote 07/19/2015 at 01:14

Hello there Flatlander!

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tlankford01 wrote 07/18/2015 at 23:56

Dr. : Mr. Headroom if you will please place your face into the machine and we will begin the scan.

Max Headroom: Are you sure this is safe?

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surubarescu wrote 07/18/2015 at 22:25

Here at Siennar Fleet Systems we are proud to present the first TIE Fighter: it will fight your tie then rip it apart. Mind your neck.

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surubarescu wrote 07/18/2015 at 22:22

Prototype of the sextuple face electric razor was a complete technical success, but it never went into full production due to some raised (then lost) eyebrows.

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milestogoh wrote 07/18/2015 at 22:00

Recent research has determined that Stanley Kubrick visited CERN in 1973, possibly actually staging several still shoots there which may have been inspiration for some of the scenes in his later films.

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