> Remember, most of the time the LHC isn't actually colliding, as opposed to telescopes. As an astronomer, I would hope that your telescopes also are not spend

> Remember, most of the time the LHC isn't actually colliding, as opposed to telescopes. As an astronomer, I would hope that your telescopes also are not spending most of their time colliding. :) (Although, if you're not careful, some older telescopes will let you run them into the ground.)