Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 20, 2022Poll: What is the craziest scientific instrument ever built?JWST16.3%LHC46.5%LIGO27.9%Other9.3%441 votes·Final results14210
Joel@polyparadigm·Mar 20, 2022Replying to @vgre23 A high-average-power chirped-pulse laser pointed at nothing, intended to measure the breakdown potential of vacuum ie. how many infrared photons you have to smash together to form an electron-positron pair.15