On 7 November, the LHC started smashing lead ions head-on, instead of the usual proton-proton collisions. This produced what are referred to as mini big bangs: dense fireballs that have temperatures of about 10 trillion °C.
by New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/11/heavy-ions-bring-incredible-he.html)
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Ya ya, great. Let me know when I can get a quark-gluon plasma microwave. I'm tired of waiting 2 1/2 minutes for soup.
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