I would have done anything just for those few meters. I was in Geneva back in 2010 I think when they were starting to build it. I was 24 years old and it sparked my imagination. I read all I could about LHC and the american smaller counterpart. It was too late for me to study particle physics but I have made it my goal now to push others towards science. On Steemit I am writing articles about physics and space under SteemStem and TheSteemEngine, I was featured by them a few times.
Let's get the science to the new generations. Great job and great feedback after the visit!
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The LHC was actually built from 1998 to 2008. It started to operate in 2011. In 2010, there was an incident that delayed the whole process.
Note that there will be a long shutdown very soon, so that it may be a unique chance to go underground.
You are right. What I saw was a multitude of billboards around the Leman Lake presenting the phases of construction. There is much science to be analyzed, maybe tens of work-years from now, as was/is the case for Cassini.
I just saw you cofounded SteemSTEM :D It's an honor, I will not let the community down.
Thanks for your nice comment :)