Big Bang Day 2022

When I came across this reference and decided to do a blog entry I had a knee jerk reaction to thoughts of the television program now apparently in syndication called The Big Bang Theory with Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, et al in that socially awkward show featuring the physicists and their adventures in life and love.

However, it seems the actual reference is the 10:28 am first trip of protons through the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

The media called it as Big Bang Day. This year it is observed the 21st of March but has been known to traverse the calendar somewhat.
 

It is poignant to recall just how much the character Sheldon Cooper wanted to go there on a Valentines day jaunt with Leonard Hofstadter with diasasterous consequences involving flu like symptoms and and last minute stand in by Raj Koothrappali.

Shudders.

The reality of Big Bang Day didn't mark any new beginnings from the standpoint of our universe and nor did it mark the start of a new universe or make any striking changes in the particle physics of the moment — while it certainly did usher a new era of science.

Anyway I've read sensationalist literature regarding the exit of demons and such from the Large Hadron Collider which are quite a bit beyond the scope of believable science.

Suffice it to say that the research site is under construction and remains in flux while the alleged demons likely remain figments of those inquiring minds who read about them in the tabloid pulp fiction.

So happy Big Bang Day to you and I hope you too get to see the large hadron collider someday if that floats your boat.

I'm afraid I will be quite content to lack any and all of it including the alleged demons thank you very much.