A collection of strange signs in the abandoned catacombs of SLAC

5 responses to “A collection of strange signs in the abandoned catacombs of SLAC”

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   jurvetson

   Jan 19, 2015 at 12:07 am

   jungle gym permissioningPass no gas… The instructions for how to turn on the Linear Accelerator remain from 1992 (bottom right corner):A new ghost in the machine… =)So I had shoot this with the iPhoneOf course! Do not stare into big scary laser…The Positron Electron Project (PEP) machine had three bunches of electrons and three bunches of positrons. This module identified which bunch of electrons is colliding with which bunch of positrons of the same flavor:The portal to the underground beam tunnel… The middle sign reads "Use Caution! Gate Slams Shut"

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   m.p.moody

   Jan 19, 2015 at 1:22 am

   3 flavors? This reminds me of the man who accidentally put his head in a live accelerator,

   en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bugorski

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   Josh Thompson

   Jan 19, 2015 at 1:53 am

   Ah, memories…

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   gsikich1

   Jan 19, 2015 at 4:02 am

   Quite a collection.

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   gsikich1

   Jan 19, 2015 at 1:21 pm

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   Your photo of T. Boone Pickens is featured in the article. Nice work.

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