It’s not rocket science…
Posted by Fyse on Tuesday, 22 February 2005
I haven’t attempted a post from my phone for quite a while now. In fact, I haven’t posted in a while at all. This isn’t the long overdue update, however, but a post to share some of my current boredom with you all. How generous am I?!
I’m sitting in the Cavendish Laboratory at the moment, with a projector throwing images from a particle physics experiment onto the table in front of me. The slides come from an experiment at the famous CERN particle accelerator, no less, but trust me when I say it’s no where near as cool as it sounds. The data is from an experiment over 40 years ago, and analysing the images is very much like staring at a cracked ceiling for hours on end. I’m meant to be looking at the probability of a given particle decaying into either 2 or 3 particles, and this is done by looking at photos of tracks in a bubble chamber and counting the number of each type of decay observed.
Now, in the process of reading that you may have noticed a heavy feeling in your eyelids, or perhaps an almost uncontrollable urge to run screaming from the room. Allow me to assure you that the effect is even more potent when experienced directly. I’ve only examined about 15 slides so far, and I can look forward to perhaps another 40. And that’s only on this stage of the experiment.
The advantage of all this suffering, however, is that it gets another module out of the way, and a whole lecture series I don’t need to revise for the exams in June. The experimentation part goes on until a week on Friday, and the write-up is them due in the following Wednesday. It’s gonna be a hoot. Back to the wonderful world of impenetrable spider’s webs…
It sucks when you have to do painful things for school. I had this project in my French class where I had to find a job in France, make out a French-style CV, cover letter and resignation letter, as well as write two other bits. It was so painful doing the CV and cover letter. I mean, I’m self-employed for a reason! I HATE CVs and cover letters! That’s not the only reason, obviously, but it certainly contributed to my decision. And then I was forced to (fake) apply for a “real” job and jump through all the hoops. What a nightmare!
Hoops. Don’t get me started on hoops. I hate hoops.
but what about hula hoops?
As in the crisps? Love ‘em.
No, those things you put around your waist and hula with.
I also like hoop earings and basketball hoops. Infact nearly all hoops, it’s the fact they’re so circular.
I don’t like the waist type hula hoops. Never could get them to work properly. Not a fan of hoop earings either, as I can’t help but always imagine what might happen if they caught on something.
To clarify, I don’t hate all hoops. That would be wildly discriminatory. I judge each case on its merits.