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I think this looks pretty. Complex One has some Cold War and Hyperion Time Tombs vibe to it, and the whole thing feels like the garden of the drone Hassipura Pl

I think this looks pretty. Complex One has some Cold War and Hyperion Time Tombs vibe to it, and the whole thing feels like the garden of the drone Hassipura Plyn-Frie in the Hydrogen Sonata. It generally reminds me of what the Banksian Culture allowed by its post-scarcity: exploration of grand artistic endeavours for no other reason than that's what the artist wanted to create. I've always had a soft spot for architectural and land art. Though this kind of brutal sterility has its beauty, Arcosanti[1] has a more human appeal. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcosanti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcosanti

christkv 4y ago
I always wonder what will anyone think in a 1000 years if they dig it out of the desert. Will there will be wild speculations on the religious significance of the structures and how the proportions line up to x natural or universal constants. Did aliens build it? :)
- adhesive_wombat 4y ago
  Same for lots of structures maybe. Imagine finding the remnants of CERN near an ancient ruined city if you're part of civilisation that's regressed technologically. What would pre-nuclear people make of a kilometres-wide perfectly circular tunnel full of strange items? At least I think they'd probably try to excavate the centre of the circle, assuming there to be something important there (and come up empty).
  - ethbr0 4y ago
    > What would pre-nuclear people make of a kilometres-wide perfectly circular tunnel full of strange items? "Ooh! Copper!" (And niobium-titanium superconducting wires)
    - adhesive_wombat 4y ago
      But do you dare to anger King Bremsstrahlung by plundering from his crown?
- bagels 4y ago
  Certainly cern will cease to be useful at some point? 100 years? I wonder how much thought goes in to end of life for huge long lived projects like these. Will it be disassembled at great cost? Left to rot?
  - adhesive_wombat 4y ago
    Looking at the (probably?) trillions of pounds worth of Cold War infrastructure like bunkers, silos, airstrips, sub pens etc. that is not really used any more, I guess just left. Though a collider tunnel that size may still be useful in 100 years. The SPS was built in 1976 and it's still useful nearly 50 years later. The tunnel can also be reused, just as the LHC used the tunnel for the LEP experiment.

christkv 4y ago

I always wonder what will anyone think in a 1000 years if they dig it out of the desert. Will there will be wild speculations on the religious significance of the structures and how the proportions line up to x natural or universal constants. Did aliens build it? :)

adhesive_wombat 4y ago
Same for lots of structures maybe. Imagine finding the remnants of CERN near an ancient ruined city if you're part of civilisation that's regressed technologically. What would pre-nuclear people make of a kilometres-wide perfectly circular tunnel full of strange items? At least I think they'd probably try to excavate the centre of the circle, assuming there to be something important there (and come up empty).
- ethbr0 4y ago
  > What would pre-nuclear people make of a kilometres-wide perfectly circular tunnel full of strange items? "Ooh! Copper!" (And niobium-titanium superconducting wires)
  - adhesive_wombat 4y ago
    But do you dare to anger King Bremsstrahlung by plundering from his crown?
bagels 4y ago
Certainly cern will cease to be useful at some point? 100 years? I wonder how much thought goes in to end of life for huge long lived projects like these. Will it be disassembled at great cost? Left to rot?
- adhesive_wombat 4y ago
  Looking at the (probably?) trillions of pounds worth of Cold War infrastructure like bunkers, silos, airstrips, sub pens etc. that is not really used any more, I guess just left. Though a collider tunnel that size may still be useful in 100 years. The SPS was built in 1976 and it's still useful nearly 50 years later. The tunnel can also be reused, just as the LHC used the tunnel for the LEP experiment.