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Big Bang at the Swindon Big Screen

Swindon joins the network of giant screens across the UK celebrating the world’s biggest science experiment

Big Screen, Big Bang - Swindon

It's the most expensive experiment of all time, involves the biggest, most complicated machine ever built and is tackling the biggest question in science…

What exactly happened at the Big Bang?

Well, this month, you can find out when Big Bang II hits the Big Screen in Swindon.

Big Bang maker

To recreate the extreme conditions of the big bang, here on earth, scientists from 85 different countries have been busy building the Large Hadron Collider, 100 metres below ground in Cern in Geneva.

Although 'Large' seems a bit of an understatement. It is in fact over 25 kilometre long, and lined with thousands of magnets all kept at the frigid temperatures of deep space (-271C if you're asking).

It's though this huge 'Collider' that particles are set to be shot at almost the speed of light, in opposite directions, before crashing into each other inside four giant detectors.

Big Screen, Big Bang - Swindon

And on September 10th, 2008, it's going to be switched on… for the first time.

In the run up to the 'Big Switch On' the Big Screen in Swindon is giving people a taste of the world’s biggest science experiment by screening a series of short films about the LHC.

All five films, made with the financial support of the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) based here in Swindon, tackle one big idea in physics in less then four minutes. And each is due to be screened at random intervals between Saturday August 30th and Friday September 12th.

And at 1:00 pm on the 10th of September, the day the LHC is switched on, there'll be a Big Bang Film Fest when all five films are screened back to back in jumbo vision.

Last Night of the Proms

Last Night of the Proms

Also being supersized on September 13th, at the Big Sceen Wharf Green, is the BBC Last Night of the Proms.

Along with the chance to conduct an orchestra, and enjoy some live music, Swindon’s giant screen will be going 'full screen' to show live coverage of all the flag waving, pomp and circumstancing and promenading beamed live from the Royal Albert Hall.

It could be your last chance of the year to wave a Union Jack….

last updated: 02/09/2008 at 15:33
created: 21/05/2008

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Margaret Lay
Can I have the official website please to regiter for tickets for the Opera

paul bailey
what will happen if the big bang went wrong?

kelal
we will die mwahahahahah

Shona
I think this could create a lot bother for religious people who don't believe in the big bang. It's a careless experiment.

Blazzer1992
rofl its sooo going to fail

Haley
Why would we put our whole world and universe in danger with this...this...tunnel? I think it would be cool to see this happen,but what if we all die? I'm not ready to die! I haven't told my family i love them one last time. What about your lives on the hook along w/billions of other people? How do u think we all feel, not just the government, but us, we the people! If you still choose to carry on i understand your decision. thank you for your time.

connie
i dont like the idea because i think we could die if it goes rong

katie tompkins
could this really cause a black hole and if so please do not do it because scientists are risking heir lifes and all of the people at my school are really scared. but think of all those people that commit suicide because of the black hole and it does not even happen please stop it ypur scaring me.

naomi costick
at my school people are saying tomorow we are going to dye or well the earth s going to get sucked in to a black hole is it true i am not going to school tomorow

lorna
is the big bang gonna happen??

abhishek ganeriwala
this is really stupid thing to do such kind of test which involves risk to earth who will be responsible if anything happens

leah aged 14
hey i think its a stupid idea they are risking everyones life and there might be a black hole so we might die and i no there is a minimum chance but anything could happen

Neil Matthews
The Big Bang experement Please follow this as I think that allshold know about this school kids do not want to go into sicance and engeering because they think i is to hard this is one of the reasons that they get good marks in GCSE they pick the soft options.Meader studies and alike.This country needs engineers and inventers not more TV pernosilities The X factor and football playars is not going to put this country back on its feet engineers are payed less than plummers. I.K. Brunell would turne in his grave to see what Great Britan has sunk to. The Jad Goddie and the Katy Price, David Beckem socity, God Help this countryN.Matthews

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