“A pair of otherwise distinguished physicists have suggested that the hypothesized Higgs boson, which physicists hope to produce with the [Large Hadron Collider], might be so abhorrent to nature that its creation would ripple backward through time and stop the collider before it could make one…” (The New York Times) – – – In 2008, the Large Hadron Collider short-circuited, infusing the soil under the border area between Switzerland and France with over a ton of helium, and thereby causing the largely cuckoo clock-making communities along the border to inhale toxic doses of the noble gas. Many clock-makers weren’t taken…
The Science Creative Quarterly
By Tyler Stoddard Smith
Described as an "up-and-coming humorist" by Esquire, Tyler Stoddard Smith's works have been featured in: The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes, The Best American Fantasy, Esquire, Meridian, Opium, Pindeldyboz, Identity Theory, Yankee Pot Roast, Word Riot, Barrellhouse, Monkeybicycle, Johnny America and McSweeney's, among others. He is also a regular contributor at The Nervous Breakdown and edits a political satire website, www.demockeracy.com. In addition, he serves as an associate editor of the online humor site, The Big Jewel. Visit his website at http://tylerstoddardsmith.wordpress.com/