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Large Hadron Collider on paws after creature chews through wiring

LHC to be out of action for a week while connections to transformer are replaced following visit from hungry fouine.

The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator has been brought to its knees by a beech marten, a member of the weasel family, that chewed through wiring connected to a 66,000-volt transformer.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/29/large-hadron-collider-fouine-chews-through-transformer-wiring

SETI got birds, LHC got fouines, just what are those scientists putting in their transformer to lure the surrounding fauna like that lol?

just what are those scientists putting in their transformer to lure the surrounding fauna like that lol?

Seagull-delivered hot baguettes and mineral oil. Yummy!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/nov/06/cern-big-bang-goes-phut
http://news.fnal.gov/2016/04/main-injector-operates-following-transformer-fire/

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After watching this interesting LHC video I notice a recent update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLOnWuyf50I

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