I'm still here.

I've been a little down lately, and my friend has a pretty good feeling why. The same thing that's been on my mind for weeks now. I feel like the world is going to end.

This morning, the Large Hadron Collider began an exciting new test firing two streams of protons near the speed of light in opposite directions hoping they will smash into each other. Some people have been concerned though, that there is a chance this experiment could create a black hole, destroying the world.

Of course I'm worried about it, too; I heard them talking about it on the local news right after their water powered car segment. So my friend passed on a website which will alert me immediately if the world suddenly comes to an end. In the spirit of community, I am adding its frequently updated RSS feed to my blog.

To see "top secret" pictures from within the LHC, including the "In case of imminent world destruction" button, meander over to Skepchick.

Good night, see you tomorrow...??

PS- Triops a bit bigger, but still too difficult to photograph.