[xkcd] Particle Physics Equipment

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The one that sounds like the oracle at the center of the galaxy where the hero travels to hear a prophecy is probably Brookhaven National Laboratory's now-dismantled COSMOTRON.

🔗 xkcd.com/3286 · #3286

Why it resonates: Scientists naming particle accelerators and developers naming their tools share the same chaotic energy — one person's COSMOTRON is another's AbstractBeanFactoryPostProcessorRegistrar.

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