Large Hadron Rap

Added: Jul 28, 2008

Duration: 4:49

Rappin' about CERN's Large Hadron Collider! Links below... Apparently YouTube fixed the sound! Still, Will Barras made two options trying to get around the original problems: Other YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3iryBLZCOQ Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/1431471?pg=embed&sec=1431471 Vimeo is downloadable if you log in. There has been a lot of interest in the original mp3, lyrics, and vocals for remixing. You can find all that here: https://www.msu.edu/~mcalpin9/lhc_rap/largehadron.html There's also been interest in translation. You can get a subtitle-free version from Vimeo here (downloadable): http://www.vimeo.com/1730771 With backing track available here (with and without Hawking-style voice): http://barras.ws/rappin.html Go ahead and translate, rap it, and post it! Just give us a shout-out, and it's probably a good idea to include the following credits ;-) Images came from: particlephysics.ac.uk, space.com, the Institute of Physics, NASA, Symmetry, and Marvel I forgot Einstein Online, and they called me out: http://www.einstein-online.info And I forgot Physics World (dunno what I was thinking when I put together the extra dimensions bit). Steve Abel set me to rights (but made no demands): http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/403 The talented dancers doubled as camera people, with some work by Neil Dixon. Stock footage is CERN's. Will Barras is responsible for the killa beats: http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/~s9527813/ And thanks to MC Hawking, who first thought of using computer-voice to bring Stephen Hawking to the world of rap :-) http://www.mchawking.com/ The rapper has a day job (we agree this is a good thing) as a science writer. http://www.katemcalpine.com They'll have a lot of data to sort. 15 million GB per year, actually. Want to get involved and donate your computer's downtime? Try LHC@home: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/

Channel: Tech

Tags: cern lhc particle physics rap

Rating: 4.82 (16632 ratings) Views: 3897125' favoriteCount='23171 Comments: 25

capitalist88 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - So brilliant. Five stars AlpineKat! :)

scandycuz1 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - personally i am all for this project i think spending money on knoledge is a perfectly just cause. ..also this video makes me jealous of people who can actually understand this stuff..

sergeant07 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - yo can anti matter can blast the appipish? yow

York22 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - this stupid tube u are in love with at the expense of things that matter like a starving child in zambia. This pathetic tube has nothing to with proving or disproving god's existence!

York22 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - so pathetic no starts AlpineKat

York22 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - so pathetic no stars AlpineKat! go get a real job and do something useful like feeding starving children in africa who could care less about your stupid collider.

scandycuz1 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - if they weren't spending money on this, they would not be spending it on saving children in Zambia, they'd probably spend it on wars or something. also, of course this project would not disprove god, its impossimble to prove god and therefore it is also impossible to disprove him, it would just give us a better idea of how the world works

demonhunter505 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - if you want a video that proves how idiotic and how little proof there is that the big bang happened and that creationism is obviously more logical, then watch, "creatioism vs. evolution by dr. hovin

Aerospaztic Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - This is sinfully nerdy. I love it. The LHC is great regardless of how it can destroy the earth or what gods it disproves. I can't wait to see what happens! ...if there is indeed time to see it.

morganwn Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - i wish it was just straight forward and more professional without the gay rap in the background..anyways..RUN DMC! LETS GET SMASHED!

kazooga1234 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - this is the stupidest smartest thing that is completely retarded i think its just messed up with a wtf added to the end

EdgenED Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - It´s quite simple the Pope is Pop, Half-Life is Pop, LHC is Pop. So this is it, We already get a rap in LHC and now the Gordon Freeman accepted to work as a crew member for the LHC just in case of a need. THE LHC IS THE MOSTY POP THING EVER IN 2008 and this Rap together with Gordon prove it!!!

LilAzZa92 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - holy shazam batman i understand the LHC now :P

kyr4n Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - very interresting lyrics but not my flavor format. Keep up the good work @ CERN =]

biggy1189 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP

TaimMeich Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - This is brilliant. Just that, brilliant. Thank you, you've made my day.

Dioneo Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - Great job!

d66478 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - retard

JBGUY2K Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - Oh, god... the only thing that goes through my head after watching this is Bill Nye the Science guy.

Rmg12 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - although it says 60 only european nations have actively paid and contributed

wecangethigh Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - @ @ @ go to MYSPACE/SWAMPCITYENTERTAINMENT @ @ @

coolman5242 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - yeh, if the show was still airing

ForgedInStone Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - lol 5th time. :P

matmicmj Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - book free download 50 pgs , science , religion , and the big bang theory .,.,see video for info.,.,.peace.,.,

Apocryphile1970 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - Have You heard about the Black Hole in the Book of Enoch? watch?v=UukVS-tcqa8 Maybe we should be conCERNed!