{"id":7212,"date":"2015-11-16T10:02:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T02:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/?p=7212"},"modified":"2015-11-15T21:25:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T13:25:22","slug":"the-collider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/the-collider\/","title":{"rendered":"The Collider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/people.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/the-collider\/people-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/people.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The collider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/people.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7216 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/people-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"The collider\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/people-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/people.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinabaysands.com\/museum.html\" target=\"_blank\">Arts Science Museum<\/a> invited me to their press preview of the Collider! This exhibition is until January 5th if I&#8217;m right?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, there are other exhibits at the same time so you can check what ever is on then too.<\/p>\n<p>Without spoilers, if you&#8217;re going to Collider, do get a guided tour because you won&#8217;t be able to get &#8216;everything&#8217; by just reading it.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tunnel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/the-collider\/tunnel-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tunnel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LHC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tunnel.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7218 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tunnel-360x480.jpg\" alt=\"LHC\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tunnel-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tunnel.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So you&#8217;ll be entering the tunnels of CERN! Or one like it, hahah, it seems cool like you&#8217;re one of the scientist there.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, when you just enter, there might be a video of how they announced finding the Higgs Boson.<\/p>\n<p>For people who actually know some scientists or &#8216;rockstar scientists&#8217;, you&#8217;ll just go ARRRRRGH at a certain cameo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hadron.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/the-collider\/hadron\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hadron.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Learn it.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hadron.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7214 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hadron-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"Learn it.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hadron-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hadron.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not on a guided tour, the panels do try to explain to you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/heavy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/the-collider\/heavy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/heavy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"So heavy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/heavy.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7215 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/heavy-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"So heavy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/heavy-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/heavy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is all real. The museum had to reinforce the floors because all these equipment are heavy as heck!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tungstenlead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/the-collider\/tungstenlead\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tungstenlead.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"It is tungsten and lead\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tungstenlead.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7217 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tungstenlead-360x480.jpg\" alt=\"It is tungsten and lead\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tungstenlead-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tungstenlead.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We got a guided tour by Dr Harry Cliff so it was super cool.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know this is made of tungsten and lead yet it is transparent?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/the-collider\/cat-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cat.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"It is a cat!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cat.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7213 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cat-360x480.jpg\" alt=\"It is a cat!\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cat-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cat.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also this amuses me.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve decorated the place like you&#8217;re in the tunnels and how people work there.<\/p>\n<p>What do you expect from this exhibit? Pretty much the LHC. But this is a really hard science subject so it really is good if you can get a tour or read the panels bit by bit. I can see it is not for\u00c2\u00a0<em>all<\/em> but it will sometimes spark the imagination of people or children of what is possible once you learn what they do at CERN.<\/p>\n<p>And ok, if it&#8217;s not your thing, check out the other exhibits at ASM!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks ASM for inviting meeeeee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arts Science Museum invited me to their press preview of the Collider! This exhibition is until January 5th if I&#8217;m right? Anyway, there are other exhibits at the same time so you can check what ever is on then too. Without spoilers, if you&#8217;re going to Collider, do get a guided tour because you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/the-collider\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Collider<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Colliding stuff at @ArtSciMuseum","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19],"tags":[60,36],"class_list":["post-7212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other-stuff","tag-museum","tag-singapore"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pf5tJ-1Sk","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7212"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7220,"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7212\/revisions\/7220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}