Large Hadron Rap
Rappin’ about CERN’s Large Hadron Collider! Links below…
Apparently YouTube fixed the sound! Still, Will Barras made two options trying to get around the original problems:
Other YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3iryBLZCOQ
Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/1431471?pg=embed&sec=1431471
Vimeo is downloadable if you log in.
There has been a lot of interest in the original mp3, lyrics, and vocals for remixing. You can find all that here:
https://www.msu.edu/~mcalpin9/lhc_rap/largehadron.html
There’s also been interest in translation. You can get a subtitle-free version from Vimeo here (downloadable):
http://www.vimeo.com/1730771
With backing track available here (with and without Hawking-style voice):
http://barras.ws/rappin.html
Go ahead and translate, rap it, and post it! Just give us a shout-out, and it’s probably a good idea to include the following credits 
Images came from:
particlephysics.ac.uk, space.com, the Institute of Physics, NASA, Symmetry, and Marvel
I forgot Einstein Online, and they called me out: http://www.einstein-online.info
And I forgot Physics World (dunno what I was thinking when I put together the extra dimensions bit). Steve Abel set me to rights (but made no demands): http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/403
The talented dancers doubled as camera people, with some work by Neil Dixon. Stock footage is CERN’s.
Will Barras is responsible for the killa beats:
http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/~s9527813/
And thanks to MC Hawking, who first thought of using computer-voice to bring Stephen Hawking to the world of rap 
http://www.mchawking.com/
The rapper has a day job (we agree this is a good thing) as a science writer.
http://www.katemcalpine.com
They’ll have a lot of data to sort. 15 million GB per year, actually. Want to get involved and donate your computer’s downtime? Try LHC@home:
http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/
Duration : 0:4:49
dvldi
If you knew what …
If you knew what you’re talking about, you’d know that we can’t take something as big as the LHC to space, not to mention outer space (but on the other hand: if you did, you’d know there’s not much risk)
And of course are there things science can’t explain: that’s the whole reason why the LHC was built!
And as for the atheists: “Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings.”
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
dvldi
You’re talking …
You’re talking about fear, not facts, so nobody will be able to answer to your concers, because you’ll always claim things like “Blackholes maybe. Stranglets possible. Explosions likely.”, but be honest to yourself: how much of all that do you really understand?
I think you just fear the unknown.
But there’s one thing, that might make you feel better: they don’t simply start with the main experiment, but do quite a lot of tests on lower energy levels.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
aYsDigital
And once again I …
And once again I tell you that there is a HUGE difference between the power of the Sun which is far away & the power of the LHC which is buried underground on our Planet. Take the LHC to outerspace somewhere. That’s my whole point. Why risk life in the name of science so man can feel like they have a better understand of the way the Universe works? Not to mention over half of the world’s scientist are atheists. These people just want power and knowledge, but there’s things science can’t explain.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
aYsDigital
You have some good …
You have some good points, but it still doesn’t answer any of my questions or concerns. Take for instance a Gun. Nowhere near as powerful as some of the particles hitting the earth, but dammit it can kill your azz. Just because there are more powerful things doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous. And those particles hitting the earth is nowhere near the same as two particles hitting eachother directly headon. Blackholes maybe. Stranglets possible. Explosions likely. You can’t just create a big bang
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
dvldi
Oh yes, 2800 …
Oh yes, 2800 particles definitely is a low number compared to the number of all the particles that hit Earth and other objects in space over the past millions of years, and by the way: they too have been accelerated.
Look at how much energy our sun (which is not even a big star) produces and then tell me the LHC can provide lots of energy!
And what if need the knowledge we gain using the LHC to even reach another galaxy? Hmmm … could be a problem
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
dvldi
In natural science …
In natural science theories can only be proven wrong, never right, so all theories that aren’t wrong are unproven, which means no experiment can base on a proven theory.
And what’s the point in experiments that don’t base on speculation?
If you know the outcome beforehand, you don’t need an experiment. And if you don’t, your experiment bases on speculation.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
jeremyshambles
thanks for the …
thanks for the encouragement but it looks rather bleak, cheers
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
jeremyshambles
interesting that …
interesting that you say “him” when referring to “god”. its more likely that ‘god” is a hermaph. like the african runner that was recently gender tested. one shouldnt be so presumptuous.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
aYsDigital
Yes there are …
Yes there are particles of the same size and mass hitting the earth, but how often are there two particles of the same size and mass hitting each other headon at nearly the speed of light? Underground? It’s not necessarily the experiment that is stupid or us not understanding. It’s the size of this experiment that is based on unproven theories and speculation that could potentially cause a problem. I love technology and I love knowledge, but I enjoy life & living much more. How much is it worth?
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
oakXXIII
particles of the …
particles of the same speed and mass are hitting the earth often…the LHC is not creating a phenomenon that is rare, they just want to see it in a controlled environment so they can really look at it…
…just because you do not understand something does not make it stupid…
…oh…awesome flow for a scientist…nice work…
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
aYsDigital
Only problem is …
Only problem is 2800 particles isn’t a low number of particles, and they are being supercharged (more mass) and accelerated (more energy) at approx. 99.9997 percent the speed of light. The whole LHC uses enough power to run a city and you’re crazy if you don’t think all this power, energy, and mass colliding in a “tiny bit of room” doesn’t have the potential to be devastating.
And I don’t know about you, but I’d prefer it if they’d try to find “matter’s evil twin” in some other galaxy. Not ours
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
DavidEioneus
Those stupid …
Those stupid people are who control the birds that can enter in lhc and break down it with a piece of bread, lol. Those stupid people is the same who control the lhc. We are in the hands of a bunch of crazy unethical. Save us God.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
ivangallegos58
thanks
thanks
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
BONGOcrew1
good flow, respect!
good flow, respect!
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
dvldi
Sure, we don’t need …
Sure, we don’t need black holes (and all the other things that the LHC won’t create), but we need to know as much as we can about the universe, because this could save the whole of mankind one day.
If Earth was threatened by some (hypothetical) astronomical phenomenon it wasn’t a cure for AIDS that you’d wish for!
Mind you, I’m not against fighting AIDS of course, but concentrating only on obvious problems isn’t going to help.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
dvldi
If “hitting another …
If “hitting another brick wall” was an issue, why should we explore at all? Why don’t we sit all on our stones, hoping fire doesn’t go out?
No, my friend! Not being able to know everything has never been a good reason not to learn!
Mind you: if people in the past would have thought like this, we wouldn’t even be able to have this disussion!
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
dvldi
1st of all: LHC …
1st of all: LHC accelerates particles, not planets!
…but even more important: the CERN report you talk about says, that Earth (amongst others) was hit by particles for a very long time and at higher energy levels than the LHC is even able to provide.
So if particles colliding with planets and moons over millions of years didn’t create harmful black holes, how probable do you think it is, that a very low number of particles at a lower energy level over only split seconds can manage to?
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
tvrCLOT
If it causes the …
If it causes the laws of physics to break down, I think eating the LHC would be much easier. Of course you might have to extricate your mouth from another plane it might have fallen through before you could attempt.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
rlrsk8r1
The LHC, and every …
The LHC, and every other scientific instrument in history, has been meant to test hypotheses. They’re testing to see if our current understanding is correct, or if we need to come up with a better, more accurate way of explaining the world around us. That’s ALL they’re doing.
I’ll go so far as to say that if the LHC explodes or causes the laws of physics to break down, I’ll eat the damned thing.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
rlrsk8r1
Attributing the …
Attributing the beginning of existance to some diety is useless, thus: “What created the universe?” “Magic Man in the Sky created the universe.” “Okay. Where did Magic Man come from?” All it does is push back the arguement a step using a device called “special pleading.” As for hitting another brick wall and having to do more experiments, of course. You’re absolutely right. There’s always things to discover and as Ben Franklin said, “Let the experiments be made!”
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
blackbird309
Thats the problem, …
Thats the problem, there is no real origin of existence. Thinking about it hurts my head because you can’t get something out of nothing no matter how hard you try to see it.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
rlrsk8r1
Okay, you don’t …
Okay, you don’t know how science works at all. The LHC isn’t going to break the laws of physics and destroy the universe. It can’t. What it will do is allow us to observe some of the laws of physics we’re not sure about yet.
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
aYsDigital
still find myself …
still find myself singing the song though good job! lol
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
aYsDigital
last rant –> …
last rant –> Listen to the song, “energy packed”, “tiny bit of room”, “rock you in the head”, “if the higgs exists” if it doesn’t then what? we have a black hole? sorry scientists but you won’t be able to say “our standard model went awry” That’s the risk that I DON’T want you to take. Read the report CERN gave about why blackholes won’t happen. Because the earth gets hit by rays more powerful? Well the earth isn’t traveling at near-lightspeed and colliding with another earth at lightspeed!
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
aYsDigital
And as far as the …
And as far as the LHC proving that God doesn’t exist or discovering the secrets of the Universe. how rediculous is that? For one thing where did the particles that were involved in the Big Bang come from? Probably from something greater than our Universe i.e. God, Allah, YHWH, the force whatever you want to call it there can only be ONE ULTIMATE. Say the LHC is successfu, then what? Science will hit another brick wall and want to collide some more sh1t. YOu have to accept life sooner or later
Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:02 pm