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April 30, 2016
Zap the Machine
A weasel has just shut down the Large Hadron Collider"I can confirm that we had some issues overnight with electrical trouble," CERN spokesperson Arnaud Marsollier told New Scientist. "We suspect it might be due to a small animal." The culprit, a fatally curious weasel, was zapped to a crisp after chewing on a power cable. The weasel’s tragic snacktime caused a power outage throughout CERN.
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Doubtful.
Commercial wiring is encased in metal conduit.
No I didn't read the article.
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at April 30, 2016 11:01 AM