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Take a drone tour of an LHC detector

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The folks at CERN are, quite justifiably, proud of their giant particle accelerator, and there are a number of ways to see what’s inside the Meyrin, Switzerland facility — including video tours on YouTube, avirtual tour via the Large Hadron Collider website, and even guided physical tours of the site.

But as the LHC prepares to start up again at the end of March after two years on hiatus for repairs and maintenance before the next round of research, CERN has released a video shot by a drone as it flies over ALICE, one of the LHC’s four detectors, and all the way down a cavern shaft 60 feet under the ground.
via cnet

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