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The discussion revolves around a quiz related to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) posted by Greg Bernhardt on PF Insights. Participants shared their scores, with results varying widely, indicating a mix of knowledge and guessing. Some users expressed uncertainty about specific questions, particularly regarding the first papers based on data from 900 GeV. Many referenced using resources like the CERN website and LHC wiki for information. Comments highlighted the challenge of the quiz, with some participants feeling their scores reflected a lack of familiarity with the LHC, while others noted their ability to recall certain technical details. Overall, the conversation emphasized the varying levels of knowledge about the LHC among participants and the difficulty of the quiz questions.
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Think You Know about the LHC?

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11/13, but several somewhat lucky guesses.
 
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PAllen said:
11/13, but several somewhat lucky guesses.
Nice work! Some of the numbers can be tricky.
 
I don't think I agree with #2 - the first papers were based on data obtained at 900 GeV.
 
5/13
Failed..:oldfrown:
 
5/13

I had no clue on any quetion and guessed every single one, so that says something about multiple choice tests.
 
Vanadium 50 said:
I don't think I agree with #2 - the first papers were based on data obtained at 900 GeV.
I got most material from the CERN website or the LHC wiki entry.
 
7/13 yikes.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
I got most material from the CERN website or the LHC wiki entry.

Nevertheless, the first papers were based on data obtained at 900 GeV.
 
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I decided not to take the test when I saw the first question and I realized it was a good decision when I continued reading other questions!
 
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3/13
 
  • #13
11/13 -- I guess I didn't too badly at all! :)
 
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StatGuy2000 said:
11/13 -- I guess I didn't too badly at all! :)
That is fully loaded, your brain should contain a large volume of LHC knowledge.
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
That is fully loaded, your brain should contain a large volume of LHC knowledge.

Not particularly -- it's just I seem to have a pretty good recall of what I've read about the LHC recently.
 
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6/13, mostly guessing. I divided 300,000 by 27 to get 11,000 times a second (close to light speed) and of course the picture looks like a "compact" muon solenoid...
 
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5/13
 
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Construction started in 1998? But LEP was still down there :/
 
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You are right - the tunnel was started much earlier. That's another bad question. However, it is possible to start building magnets before the LEP tunnel was emptied.
 
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6, (At least I was mostly right about some technical aspects of the various experiments and what they are.)
 
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my score is 8 out of 13
 
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8 of 13, did I beat MFB?
 
  • #24
8/13 is too many to me.:wideeyed:
 
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mfb said:
Nice try ;)
Fortunately, I read a lot of your posts or it would have been 3 out of 13!
 
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6/13 Just passed! Phew! :oldtongue:
 
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6/13
 

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