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The Halopocalypse is upon us

Posted on Thursday, September 18 @ 14:13:13 Eastern by Blake_Morse
Stock up on sticky grenades and put on that custom Master Chief helmet you got off some cosplay site, the Flood is a comin'. Telegraph.co.uk is reporting today that the Royal Society of Chemistry in London has renamed the Large Hedron Collider, "Halo".

"Halo conjures visions of radiant beauty, power and wisdom. The circle of light reflects the collider's form; it is a crowning achievement of science and engineering. It also gives more than a nod to the experiment's importance to religious debate."

Yeah, right. I'm sure that's why they picked Halo. Not because they're some doomsday cult preparing to rain down aliens upon the unsuspecting populous of the world. You want further proof they're out to get us? Check this out.

"Several other entries to the competition proved popular. Colliderscope garnered many votes, along with Black Mesa, the name of an ill-fated research facility in the game franchise Half-Life."

I don't know which is worse, the thought of being exploded by a bunch of tiny purple needles shot from a laser or being turned into a crab zombie. I guess that we may be stuck with the first option now.






























As citizens of the world we must be prepared for the coming onslaught. After all, who's better prepared to fight the Flood than gamers? We know their tactics and their weaknesses. I bet the crew over at Bungie has already been recruited by a secret Military think tank to conjure up ways to defeat them.

You can read the full story and check out some of the other rejected names here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/09/17/scilhc117.xml
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Comments
  • Odbarc
    Odbarc
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
    What's that characters name? Morgan Freeman? Funny how the foreman is the one with the crow bar. I can't wait until that guy takes it from him and teaches everyone a lesson!!
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  • Squiggy
    Squiggy
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
    There's another photo of the LHC' with a guy who bears a striking resemblance to the G Man as well. So really, the LHC should have been called Black Mesa. Also, I think the LHC has been compared to Half-Life well before any connection to Halo.

    I dunno though, I think Mr Twirly Beams would have been a wonderful name.
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  • HybridMistake
    HybridMistake
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
    One of my old highschool teachers has the Gordon Freeman thing under wraps. Not only does he look exactly like him (face, facial hair, glasses) he taught Chemistry, and proudly displayed his awards for sharpshooting on the classroom wall.
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  • Sodbuster
    Sodbuster
    Joined: Jan 2006
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
    I dunno, I think he looks more like Master Chief.
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  • xxlordskullxx
    xxlordskullxx
    Joined: Nov 2007
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
    i had a high school science teacher who looked like luigi. conversly, i had a stuffed monkey doll.err. action figure that looked like my 6th grade teacher. seriously though, i love all the black mesa coincidences that are being brought up.
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  • Odbarc
    Odbarc
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
    Ahh, right. GORDAN Freeman. Morgan Freeman is that narrator of every film and documentary ever made.
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  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
    Fanboys.
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  • Lien
    Lien
    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
    hey! Better "Halo" then "Outer Heaven"
    0 0
  • Primum_Mobile
    Primum_Mobile
    Joined: Jan 2008
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
    Puff The Magic Hadron, haha
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  • JCD
    JCD
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
    Well it is a Halo, so naturally it would be named as such.

    I still would rather it was called "The Large Smashie-Go-Boom Machine" though.
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  • mooseodeath
    mooseodeath
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2008 at 12:08 am
    they can smash hadrons in halo if they like but i still prefer hitting macademia's with a hammer
    0 0
  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2008 at 3:54 am
    I find this slightly disturbing.
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  • uncletiki
    uncletiki
    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2008 at 11:34 am
    Did the men upstairs decide that NHL 09 was THE game to advertise? I hope this doesn't end where I think its going.
    0 0
  • Squiggy
    Squiggy
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
    i think halo is a pretty cool guy. eh smashes particles and doesnt afraid of anything
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  • Battlemage
    Battlemage
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
    Umm.what?
    0 0
  • Barth_Vader
    Barth_Vader
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2008 at 7:53 am
    squiggy's just being TOTALY RANDUMZ xD
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