Created Fri 13th Feb 7:25am PST by

rrk5014 Level 5, Predictor (H$1,581)

Will the LHC really start back up in September?

Settled as No

LHC has not yet been restarted

Background:

Background: Background: The LHC has broken down for now, scientists claim it will be up and running again in September.

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Yes

99%

Settled as No on Thu 1st Oct 1:24pm PST

Activity: H$136,918
Predictions: 134
Comments: 5

Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 3:59pm PST (5 weeks to go)
Settlement date: Thu 1st Oct 1:24pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 30th Sep 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 60%

Action history:

Created Fri 13th Feb 7:25am PST by

rrk5014 Level 5, Predictor (H$1,581)

Changed Description Sun 15th Feb 8:31pm PST by

tisha

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... <b>Background:</b> The LHC has broken down ... and running again in September..<br/>

Settlement requested Thu 1st Oct 3:15am PST by

shackleford Level 11, Legend (H$17,409)

: It is now October, and there are no reports that the LHC has started back up last month.

Suspended Thu 1st Oct 1:21pm PST by

tisha

Settled as 'No' Thu 1st Oct 1:24pm PST by

tisha

: LHC has not yet been restarted

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Predictions (134)

8 weeks ago

red_pill Level 4, Whiz-kid (H$1,268)

predicted Yes (H$30 at 1%)

9 weeks ago

chett

predicted No (H$100 at 99%)

10 weeks ago

raptor1217 Level 1, Newbie (H$997)

predicted No (H$50 at 99%)

11 weeks ago

wooly_sammoth Level 2, Novice (H$1,077)

predicted Yes (H$20 at 2%)

11 weeks ago

talta

predicted No (H$50 at 98%)

Comments (5)

tisha

The targeted start up date is already set for the end of September ... given the history of this potentially amazing but so far shambolic collider, my prediction's on 'no'.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10556150&ref=rss

Ps - while most of the other LHC questions, referring to damage and results, will not be settled until there are high energy collisions, this and the other LHC start up market, http://www.hubdub.com/m22850/When_will_the_Large_Hadron_Collider_be_switched_on_again, will settle when the machine is reported as being 'switched on' agian.

posted 39 weeks ago

kruijs [Power User]

Geneva, 19 June 2009. At the 151st session of the CERN1 Council today, CERN Director General Rolf Heuer confirmed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) remains on schedule for a restart this autumn, albeit about 2-3 weeks later than originally foreseen.

http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Releases2009/PR09.09E.html.

posted 22 weeks ago

greggoryj29 Level 12, Guru (H$36,493)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_hadron_collider

States at bottom of artical that November 2009 will be the next test

posted 17 weeks ago

meanderingsearcher Level 1, Newbie (H$14)

Restart of big particle collider now November
CERN expects repairs, additional safety systems to cost about $37 million
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32219479/ns/technology_and_science-science/

posted 16 weeks ago

bobdevine Level 16, Oracle (H$500,533)

LHC status page:

http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/

posted 15 weeks ago

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