knapplc wrote:Ah. I was thinking maybe you'd stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Hey-Ohh!
Have you seen "What the BLEEP?" Knapp? Another short story. I was at a bar late one night and this very drunk guy sitting next to me started telling me how great this hard alcohol called B&B is, and eventually he bought me a shot to try. He's right, it's delicious. Then he asked ME if I had ever seen What the bleep, and I said that I hadn't. He got way too close to my face and started talking to me way too enthusiastically about how, thanks to Bleep! he now understands the mystery of life. He finally understands the nature of reality and the universe. There's a great big secret, all of us are walking around blind to it. And he kept me really entertained for about 15 minutes actually.
But anyway, I finally saw the movie 2 weeks ago and I sure as heck didn't discover any big answers. Wish I had held on to that guy's business card.
So here's the deal. This thing has the potential to spawn any number of crazy things, from Higgs Bosuns to new elements to small black holes. Now it's malfunctioning? And their explanation is, "Yeah, well, it's made up of a lot of parts and some of them are older." (paraphrased)
Seriously - build a bunker. Build it now. Line it with lead and titanium and steel and keep food, water and a zero-gee pressure suit in there. I'm not kidding.