According to some, the world will cease to exist tomorrow when the Large Hadron Collider does its “first beam” at 9:30 CET (that’s 4:30 pm in Tokyo). Others posit that LHC’s man made black holes will fling us about in time. The scientists say we’re safe, but haven’t they said that about other experiments that turned out to be rather dangerous? I guess we will have to wait and see.

I’m planning to hedge my bets and have a pint or three in advance of the first beam ala Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and I will have my towel in hand. Wonder if I should pack an emergency time travel kit? I can’t even imagine what I would I put in it.