1,920 tonnes of magnet

This beast of a repelling/attracting thingy has just been put in the ground near the French-Swiss border, it’s all part of a craaazy experiment to find the origin of matter. A cause that I for one find very satisfying. It makes sense to try and find out what we are really made of.. 

From the Times Online:

“Scientists involved in the 15-year experiment — smashing particles together at high speed — could bring new knowledge to the secrets of the universe, such as the possible existence of multiple dimensions. “