Four Letter Word Game - Page 216

David · 23 Jul 2012, 04:30 AM

If a man by the NAME of Johnnie Bryan Hunt's dream had been fulfilled, And his pet project had moved ahead, CERN may possibly have had to play second fiddle to a super collider in Texas.

n5bb · 23 Jul 2012, 09:22 AM

J.B. Hunt CAME to that property late, many years after the supercollider project was cancelled in 1993. He wanted to operate a data center in those underground facilities. The site is now owned by a chemical company. I live about a 40 minute drive north of the SSC site.

David · 23 Jul 2012, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n5bb

J.B. Hunt CAME to that property late, many years after the supercollider project was cancelled in 1993.

Yes: it seems that my earlier posting was incorrect. I will blame my LAME comment on the fact that I was browsing with a cell phone (an old one at that) and I was unable to read the article very well.

n5bb · 23 Jul 2012, 11:01 AM

This thread is a GAME and so there is never any blame to spread.

David · 23 Jul 2012, 11:23 AM

Agreed: that said, I am wondering if there is GATE around the complex (where the incomplete Super Collider site is situated) - have you ever driven up to it; the pictures on the site I posted earlier look pretty interesting.

n5bb · 24 Jul 2012, 10:44 AM

I have not visited the site to GAPE at the remains, and was only at the main building once or twice about 20 years ago before it was abandoned (working on test equipment sales to the SSC). But you can read about the later state of that abandoned facility here: Who’s afraid of the Superconducting Super Collider?

David · 24 Jul 2012, 02:29 PM

Thank you for the link, it is much appreciated. As I will likely never GAZE at the site myself, I will stop asking questions, and allow the thread to hopefully move on.

SusanUKF · 24 Jul 2012, 10:57 PM

It is interesting to see how clever little mice are, navigating themselves around a MAZE. They have an incredible sense of smell for such small creatures, finding the cheese (or whatever the treat is) at the end.

janusz · 24 Jul 2012, 11:05 PM

Will the current owner of the site RAZE it, for example because it's to expensive to keep, or 'cos it's mice-infected?

David · 25 Jul 2012, 12:37 AM

Algernon the mouse could RACE around a maze with ease.

n5bb · 25 Jul 2012, 12:45 AM

Some Waxahachie residents are in a RAGE about a chemical company purchasing the superconducting supercollider site.

janusz · 25 Jul 2012, 03:49 PM

May be the abandoned site is suitable for a RAVE?

David · 25 Jul 2012, 04:10 PM

I often (and still) wonder why the powers that be (in the USA) did not try to SAVE the facility, for what it was originally intended to be, and yes, I have read the reasons given elsewhere.

The Higgs boson (theory) is still not rock solid and science is full of millions of disproven theories.

There was a missed opportunity here (IMHO)

janusz · 25 Jul 2012, 04:16 PM

For SALE: Higgs boson (theory) test facility. Needs some work.

David · 25 Jul 2012, 04:40 PM

Very good - the topic is Higgs boson for sure - I am wondering exactly who would BALE out of this one

25 Jul 2012, 12:37 AM	#3235
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	Algernon the mouse could RACE around a maze with ease. Last edited by David : 25 Jul 2012 at 10:56 AM. Reason: typo

23 Jul 2012, 04:30 AM	#3226
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	If a man by the NAME of Johnnie Bryan Hunt's dream had been fulfilled, And his pet project had moved ahead, CERN may possibly have had to play second fiddle to a super collider in Texas.

23 Jul 2012, 09:22 AM	#3227
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,930	J.B. Hunt CAME to that property late, many years after the supercollider project was cancelled in 1993. He wanted to operate a data center in those underground facilities. The site is now owned by a chemical company. I live about a 40 minute drive north of the SSC site.

23 Jul 2012, 11:01 AM	#3229
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,930	This thread is a GAME and so there is never any blame to spread.

23 Jul 2012, 11:23 AM	#3230
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	Agreed: that said, I am wondering if there is GATE around the complex (where the incomplete Super Collider site is situated) - have you ever driven up to it; the pictures on the site I posted earlier look pretty interesting.

24 Jul 2012, 10:44 AM	#3231
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,930	I have not visited the site to GAPE at the remains, and was only at the main building once or twice about 20 years ago before it was abandoned (working on test equipment sales to the SSC). But you can read about the later state of that abandoned facility here: Who’s afraid of the Superconducting Super Collider?

24 Jul 2012, 02:29 PM	#3232
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	Thank you for the link, it is much appreciated. As I will likely never GAZE at the site myself, I will stop asking questions, and allow the thread to hopefully move on.

24 Jul 2012, 10:57 PM	#3233
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	It is interesting to see how clever little mice are, navigating themselves around a MAZE. They have an incredible sense of smell for such small creatures, finding the cheese (or whatever the treat is) at the end.

24 Jul 2012, 11:05 PM	#3234
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,945	Will the current owner of the site RAZE it, for example because it's to expensive to keep, or 'cos it's mice-infected?

25 Jul 2012, 12:45 AM	#3236
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,930	Some Waxahachie residents are in a RAGE about a chemical company purchasing the superconducting supercollider site.

25 Jul 2012, 03:49 PM	#3237
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,945	May be the abandoned site is suitable for a RAVE?

25 Jul 2012, 04:10 PM	#3238
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	I often (and still) wonder why the powers that be (in the USA) did not try to SAVE the facility, for what it was originally intended to be, and yes, I have read the reasons given elsewhere. The Higgs boson (theory) is still not rock solid and science is full of millions of disproven theories. There was a missed opportunity here (IMHO)

25 Jul 2012, 04:16 PM	#3239
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,945	For SALE: Higgs boson (theory) test facility. Needs some work.

25 Jul 2012, 04:40 PM	#3240
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	Very good - the topic is Higgs boson for sure - I am wondering exactly who would BALE out of this one