http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,69726,00.html
I feel a strange combination of amusement, joy and disgust.
People really need to get over the radiation bogeyman.
They just need to sell the idea with a catchy tune.
“They say those things are awfully loud…”
“It hums as softly as a cloud!”
“Is it true it might melt down?”
“Not so! It just goes round and round!”
(Cyclotron… Cyclotron…)
If they aren’t properly shielded expect nearby computers to crash. I speak from experience.
I once attended a three hour zoning board meeting to decide if a person should be allowed a coop for racing pigeons. I can’t imagine how long a meeting about a cyclotron would take. Insert half-life joke here.
Did you know pigeons have to lower their legs to poop, so they can’t poop in flight?