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[–] [email protected] 181 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Budget: Military Complex > CERN

Long term value to citizens: CERN > Miltary Complex

All historical CERN expenses combined are a tiny fraction of the yearly expenses of the combined EU miltary

[–] Zehzin 120 points 1 year ago (4 children)

But particles don't make my dick feel big

[–] [email protected] 90 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Even quarks aren't that small.

[–] Zehzin 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They call me quark cause I'm always down to top and up to bottom and I'm charmingly strange. Also I'm very very small

[–] Gabu 6 points 1 year ago

Do you also mysteriously disappear whenever there's anyone interested in what you're doing?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Seems like you're just not using them creatively enough

[–] Raxiel 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hold a particle in your hand first, then your dick. The relative difference will make your dick seem at least ten times bigger!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

OMG. This might be my favorite burn ever!!

[–] ReadyUser31 3 points 1 year ago

That's because you're using them wrong!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

US Congress: Audit NASA > Audit the Pentagon

EU: Audit CERN > Audit Luxemborg/Malta/~~UK~~

[–] AngryCommieKender 8 points 1 year ago

I'm just amazed that funding $22 billion is even an issue when the project is being backed by the EU, and partially the US, since we never built ours....

That's a rounding error for both entities