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Large Hadron Collider for sale

SEARCHING New Scientist‘s website newscientist.com for stories about the elusive Higgs particle, Trevor Dudley was startled to read an advert under the “Ads by Google” banner offering “The Large Hadron Collider” for sale. An added incentive was that you could “bid or buy on eBay with confidence” thanks to the company’s new buyer protection programme.

“Make sure you get it in writing” exhorts the Which? ad. It continues: “Get unlimited legal advice from the qualified lawyers at Which? – by email and phone”

For Trevor, this raises a number of questions, such as: “Does it…

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