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• pugworthy
  I'd be cautious of residual Higgs Booson particles in the tunnels. They can cause unexpected phase shifts if encountered, which may expose the driver to unexpected hazards.
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  NewLogic
  Takes me back to the week we all thought room temperature super conductors might be a solved problem.
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  Akuehne
  This got me. Thought it was real, busted out laughing when I read the project leads name. It still didn't click.
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  PunchyHamster
  We need followup post exactly 365 days later describing first karting accident inside CERN
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  cern
  CERN Research Facility, Geneva. Subject: Gordon Freeman, Male, Age 27
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  ourmandave
  I would pay stupid money for a CERN Tunnel Rainbow Road track DLC.
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  gnarlouse
  Happy April Fools Day!
• gluten_guardian
  Ofcourse the guy explaining the carts is called "Mario".
• stego-tech
  Ah, the stages of a good April Fool's nerd joke:1, Reading the Headline on HN) "Man, this is probably going to be something more practical, but I wish they were superconducting go-karts or golf-carts to get around the facility in."2, Reading the article) "...okay, I was right? Kinda? Huh. Something feels off. Wait a-"3, Remembering the Date) "FUCK. OK, CERN got me. Good one. Still want a superconducting kart though."
• the_af
  Mario Idraulico and Luigi Fratello overseeing this project? I hope the karts don't run into any stray kooparticles.
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  rbanffy
  I really miss Think Geek :-(
• anon
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  rippeltippel
  Right on time! "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" released today.
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  thomasgeelens
  oh my, I should really visit one day, I'm not even that far from CERN
• WhitneyLand
  Call me a killjoy I hate April fools jokes.
• koolala
  high temperature super conductors my beloved
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  Noe2097
  > Each kart is turbo-boosted by 64 superconducting engines,” explains project leader Mario IdraulicoI guess we can now call you Mario 'Kart' Idraulico.Oh wait.Thank you CERN, that was a smart one.
• nekusar
  They missed a perfect spot to mention something about "Gordon".(Half-Life joke)
• nicman23
  if you reached c with such a cart - nevermind the heat from air friction, would you be able to breath from a rebreather?
• anthk
  As an homage, Supertuxkart might add a CERN-LHC inspired level with a wormhole as a secret path.
• shevy-java
  It took me a while to notice the first april, but actually the image was too unbelievable. But if such karts were possible, I bet the guys at CERN would absolutely use it. And then post on youtube.We know how things happen in "professional research".
• aaron695
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  groundzeros2015
  Please bro. Just one more particle collider. This one will solve science. The last one wasn’t big enough. Please keep it in desirable real estate though.
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  voidUpdate
  Is this an april fools joke? The title image looks so over-the-top that I really can't tell if it's a joke or not
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  rvnx
  Meh joke considering this was paid on public money.Same as choosing to spend xxx,xxx USD to have .cern when using subdomains would have worked too (and caused less validation / compatibility issues).