Sep 10, 2008

This Just In From CNN.

Huh? Bossy read and reread this CNN headline in an attempt to understand even one part of it. She was afraid to click on the story for fear that her brain would singe, but she figured: since her toast was already singeing, who would notice? Shall we begin?

Or You Could Read The CNN Explanation Without Bossy’s Tutorial Here.

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51 comments

1. 1
   on September 10th, 2008 at 8:54 am
   Domestic Extraordinaire said:

   it would totally suck if a black hole sucked up france and switzerland. Thanks Bossy for keeping me informed.


2. 2
   on September 10th, 2008 at 9:11 am
   Debby said:

   I dated a guy a lifetime ago that worked on the one they were going to build south of Dallas like this. A black hole that close would not be good. Thanks for the update Bossy!


3. 3
   on September 10th, 2008 at 9:15 am
   Michelle said:

   Sadly enough, the only thing I thought of was the game Beautiful Katamari on Xbox 360 when I read the black hole part. NO MORE KATAMARI?


4. 4
   on September 10th, 2008 at 9:15 am
   corrie said:

   I’ve been reading about this tunnel too.

   Why does everything have to come with a doomsday possibility??? A black hole that could suck everything up around it…including the earth?? Great~ just what we need!!

   In the meantime, bring on the wine, cheese and croissants!

   Bossy really helped put this all into perspective~ so insightful you are!


5. 5
   on September 10th, 2008 at 9:19 am
   Amanda said:

   I was JUST wondering what Google’s new graphic was – thank you for explaining it to me.


6. 6
   on September 10th, 2008 at 9:26 am
   Half Assed Kitchen said:

   Thanks, Bossy! I love being enlightened.


7. 7
   on September 10th, 2008 at 9:36 am
   The Stiletto Mom said:

   Hey Domestic Extraordinaire…I used to live near that site in South Dallas…talk about putting your house up for sale REAL FAST. Black hole= time to move!
   Thanks for enlightening us Bossy…I think in the meantime we need to stockpile croissants (and champagne!).


8. 8
   on September 10th, 2008 at 9:37 am
   Ellie said:

   I saw this on the news yesterday, in the Tavern where I work. I loved that the last line of the newsclip was, “if it goes awry, it may suck up the entire Earth.” So, um, be prepared?

   (And I would *SO* bemoan the loss of champagne MUCH more than the loss of croissants.)


9. 9
   on September 10th, 2008 at 9:39 am
   junebug said:

   It sounds like a Big Bang for Big Bucks!


10. 10
    on September 10th, 2008 at 9:41 am
    Gayle said:

    Umm, are we safe, or can this thing form a black hole at any time in the next several months? I don’t need another thing to worry about!


11. 11
    on September 10th, 2008 at 9:48 am
    Angie@ Keep Believing said:

    Oh no! Don’t let the UN know about this. This sounds like a potential weapon of mass destruction.

    KEEP BELIEVING


12. 12
    on September 10th, 2008 at 9:50 am
    RuthWells said:

    Dude, we’re bringing the whole fam-damnly to France in a WEEK. If we don’t make it back, you’ll know where to send the search team.


13. 13
    on September 10th, 2008 at 9:50 am
    dyan said:

    Ha Ha Ha! Thank you – it’s always good to start the day laughing


14. 14
    on September 10th, 2008 at 9:50 am
    Rattling the Kettle said:

    The good news is that, if a black hole did happen, no one would notice, because we’d be dead pretty much instantly.

    The better news is that a black hole is not going to happen.

    (Easiest prediction ever — I will never be proved wrong!)


15. 15
    on September 10th, 2008 at 9:55 am
    andrea said:

    According to The Prof (my husband), the earth won’t be sucked up it. Still, it does make me a little uneasy that there is a possibility that I will be without French cheese, Swiss chocolate, and croissants.


16. 16
    on September 10th, 2008 at 9:59 am
    LeahBear said:

    Chocolate, Bossy! You forgot about the Swiss Chocolate!


17. 17
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:02 am
    Fairly Odd Mother said:

    I heard a kid interviewed who said that they better not make a black hole that swallows up earth b/c then he’d be REALLY REALLY mad at those scientists. Er……..


18. 18
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:05 am
    JChevais said:

    What I want to know? Why do I not know about this whole black hole thing? I live in France and nope. Nothing. Hmm.

    Also? The croissants? Yum.


19. 19
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:13 am
    Jeri said:

    OK, now I get it. Thanks


20. 20
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:39 am
    Meg said:

    THE FLUX CAPACITOR!


21. 21
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:44 am
    David said:

    I read a big article about this in The New Yorker a while back so I kind of have a good idea about what this is for and how they built it and all the really cool-ass stuff they can test and do and yadda yadda yadda. I just remember the part about that before the switch it on they have to make sure there isn’t even the remotest scrap of loose metal lying around because the magnetic forces at play are so powerful that one tiny loose nail could completely rip through the machinery and they’d have to start from scratch and rebuild it.

    Science: reinforcing the importance of good house-cleaning.

    And while there is an extremely remote possibility that running the Collider could create some kind of black hole effect, there is also the possibility that if you smoke cigarettes, you’ll die of cancer, which is why nobody smokes. Right?


22. 22
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:50 am
    Amity said:

    It’s “Angels & Demons.” I think this is all just a publicity stunt for the upcoming release of the “DaVinci Code” prequel.


23. 23
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:53 am
    kady said:

    Maybe we can send Bush and McCain to France/Switzerland just in case a black hole is created?


24. 24
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:59 am
    Lynne said:

    I know…. The Today Show was all “scientists will best the CERN machine thingy and it will either be the best thing ever or blow up the world”. Awesome.


25. 25
    on September 10th, 2008 at 10:59 am
    lynne said:

    Way to proof read after commenting: that should say test the CERN machine, not best.


26. 26
    on September 10th, 2008 at 11:07 am
    kate said:

    black holes consuming the whole earth. no croissants on a wednesday. i know where my priorities are. and now i’m off to le bakery. le sigh.


27. 27
    on September 10th, 2008 at 11:14 am
    Adventure girl said:

    So funny! As usual!
    Happy Humpday!


28. 28
    on September 10th, 2008 at 11:24 am
    Keely said:

    How do you even prepare for that? Canned goods? Bottled water? Re-watching every episode of Star Trek ever created?


29. 29
    on September 10th, 2008 at 11:44 am
    Peg said:

    Geez, I’m headed to Paris on October 2nd. What’s the wardrobe recommendation for a Black Hole?
    Meri beaucoup!


30. 30
    on September 10th, 2008 at 11:50 am
    Kyddryn said:

    Meanwhile, Stephen Hawking allegedly has a bet on that they won’t actually find anything.

    Cheerful fellow.

    Shade and Sweetwater,
    K (who will cross that black hole when she comes to it)


31. 31
    on September 10th, 2008 at 11:53 am
    Kate said:

    The detached Bossy head being held up by 2 hands scares me more than the experiments at CERN.
    What have they done to you Bossy??!!


32. 32
    on September 10th, 2008 at 11:55 am
    marchelle said:

    I kept wondering why this sounded familiar to me. I knew I hadn’t followed it on the news because it’s, you know, boring and if it ain’t on The Soup I don’t know about it; but then I remembered – Angels & Demons.

    I’m with Amity. It’s all a big publicity stunt for the new movie release.


33. 33
    on September 10th, 2008 at 11:55 am
    VE said:

    Hey…do you think they could isolate that black hole phenom? I just moved and have a bunch of crap to get rid of…


34. 34
    on September 10th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
    Noelle said:

    Do particles need passports?


35. 35
    on September 10th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
    Steph said:

    If a black hole opened up and swallowed Switzerland would Hershey’s then become the world’s best chocolate? (shiver)


36. 36
    on September 10th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
    The Domestic Goddess said:

    OMG, Like, I woke up yesterday morning and was all, “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!” and today I woke up and was all, “WE’RE, LIKE, TOTALLY NOT GONNA DIE. YET.”

    Phew. I was worried about that cheese.


37. 37
    on September 10th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
    Kris said:

    Is it really necessary to know what actually happened with the big bang? I mean seriously. Couldn’t they have put that money to better use? Like working on a cure for cancer or something?


38. 38
    on September 10th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
    Hol said:

    I wonder if they think this particle collider and possible resulting black hole will solve our environmental problems. Ozone? Worry no more, the black hole will suck it into another realm.


39. 39
    on September 10th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
    blackbird said:

    The Large Hardon Collider? Wait. What?


40. 40
    on September 10th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
    Cactus Petunia said:

    Gah! No more croissants? Or cheese?

    Hmmm. Perhaps there could be a bright side to this. Maybe we could send Sarah Palin there for a first taste of foreign policy experience…”Just walk down this corridor…we’ll be along with the croissants in a moment, dear.” Although that might be even MORE dangerous. Does anyone know what happens when two black holes collide?


41. 41
    on September 10th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
    Momo Fali said:

    Um…am I the only one concerned by this machine? Yikes.


42. 42
    on September 10th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
    Rhea said:

    Easily distracted, eh?


43. 43
    on September 10th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
    Rhea said:

    Or they just need cuter men doing the news story…wait, no, that would be distracting too…


44. 44
    on September 10th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
    Mz. Nesbit said:

    I’ve heard about this before too. Pretty scary.
    What would we all do without croissants?


45. 45
    on September 10th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
    Hippo Brigade said:

    I’m so glad I have you to decode the deep inter-workings of our world’s news stories. Geez, it makes finding out stuff so much easier. Now I’m off to eat croissants and ski.


46. 46
    on September 10th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
    tj said:

    …Am I the only one here that thinks in those little photos up there that you look like a much younger ‘Baba Wawa’(Barbara Walters)? Very intellectual Miss Bossy…

    …And no mo’ croissants? Nooooooo!!!!! (*softlyweeping*)…

    …Funny post. Only as you can do it Miss Bossy… ;o)

    …Collider-free blessings… )


47. 47
    on September 10th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
    Rachael said:

    You MUST check out this (Large Hadron Rap):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM

    It actually helps explain this thing!


48. 48
    on September 10th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
    davido said:

    Well, apparently we’re all on the other side of the black hole now, in that alternate universe where everything’s made of chocolate, Swiss of course.


49. 49
    on September 10th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
    Mr Farty said:

    Hot soup…mmmm…I’ll have chicken please!


50. 50
    on September 10th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
    Chesapeake Bay Woman said:

    I was perplexed when I heard about this on the radio. I am often perplexed by most of what I hear on the radio, but this one really made me pause.

    If they are recreating conditions that created the physical universe, doesn’t that mean another one might be created?

    Where will we put it? And will this new universe have internet? Actually, I thought the new universe WAS the internet.

    Pass me some champagne. I’d like to polish off the lone functioning brain cell I have left and put it out of its misery.


51. 51
    on May 4th, 2011 at 8:45 am
    Blondie said:

    Now I know who the brainy one is, I?ll keep loiokng for your posts.