Comment on Discussion Thread đ§ Tuesday 17 June 2025
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨days⊠ago
Yesterday YL needed permission to go on an excursion. Yeah yeah sure. Then she says âoh dad. Youâll love this. Weâre going to see &$#@%?â. I had no idea what she even said but he got really excited (he doesnât get excited about much) and then there was a lot of nerd talk and I felt left out.
So this morning I went back to the permission slip and it said âParticle acceleratorâ. I googled and I still have no fucking clue as to what that is but I learnt that we have the only one in Australia here in Melbourne.
I guess thatâs a fun fact for those who know what that is.
I went on an excursion to that as well when I was in HS, must have been 2009 or 08, it was very new at that time! Itâs so cool! The Australian Synchrotron!
Basically, itâs a big tube with electromagnetic fields, and they use it to make atoms and particles go super fast - it helps with particle physics research!
There was certainly much excitement in the air!
Jealous! I would love to see that
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨days⊠ago
The one down at Monash? Oooh jelly! Itâs quite fascinating. Basically a big tunnel circle underground, with machines that can squirt atoms/molecules etc. at very high speeds at items in each target zone. Like a very big roundabout with high speed atom cannons instead of roads leading off it. This helps people find out what the items in the target zone are made of and their internal structure. Super useful for mining, engineering, medical stuff and a host of other stuff.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨days⊠ago
Yeah, thatâs the one.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨days⊠ago
Itâs just around the corner from my place. Well 10 minutes round the corner.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨days⊠ago
This might be a great 50th birthday present for the man and if we do go, weâll pop into yours for a cuppa. đ