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« on: 30/06/2008 12:11:24 »
The electromagnets in the CERN Large Hadron Collider are 25 metres high and made from...recycled Russian warships.  [:0]
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    « Reply #1 on: 01/07/2008 22:13:02 »
    Potemkin Proton Propeller!
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    ...And its claws are as big as cups, and for some reason it's got a tremendous fear of stamps! And Mrs Doyle was telling me it's got magnets on its tail, so if you're made out of metal it can attach itself to you! And instead of a mouth it's got four arses!
     

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    Some of the equipment is so big they have to use rockets to get to the top!  [:0]

    the above statement may not be strictly accurate
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    « Reply #4 on: 17/07/2008 00:22:28 »
    EH ! so russian warships are magnetic ? [:-\]
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    Quote from: time-cop on 17/07/2008 00:22:28
    EH ! so russian warships are magnetic ? [:-\]

    Yes. That's why they all congregate in 1 place.
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