Caption CERN Contest Week 14

Week 14: 5/6/2015 - 9pm PDT 5/13/2015

We've seen a lot of strange equipment here at Hackaday, but this one left us at a loss for words - at least for a few minutes. What the heck is this thing? Pressure vessel? RF chamber? Looking at this image and another one depicting a strange device in CERN's labs, we haven't the foggiest idea. We do know it's large, and these two CERN scientists are working hard to get it ready for... something. It also has fins. Fins make everything cooler. Beyond that - we're leaving this one in the capable hands of our caption team here on Hackaday.io.

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Add your humorous caption as a comment to this project log. Make sure you're commenting on this contest log, not on the contest itself.

As always, if you actually have information about the image or the people in it, let CERN know on the original image discussion page.

Good Luck!

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Aboxman wrote 05/08/2015 at 11:40

Why did we get picked to make Godzilla's Milk Shake machine.

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MechaTweak wrote 05/08/2015 at 11:39

The lack of an objective answer to the question: "How's it hanging?" always bothered Phil...until now...

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Matt wrote 05/08/2015 at 11:18

I'm beginning to have second thoughts on the industrial design of my new light fitting. I don't know if it goes with my shagpile carpet.

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James Scott wrote 05/08/2015 at 11:14

Bob, what is it you're going to cook with the worlds largest Sous Vide machine when we complete it? I'm thinking steak and eggs.

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mime wrote 05/08/2015 at 11:12

This really is the last time that I'm going to fish your pet hamster out of my atomic neutron stabiliser, Bill!

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Rollyn01 wrote 05/08/2015 at 11:09

"Seriously, is there ever going to be something that has 'no assembly required'?" - Jimmy, the resident CERN troll.

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Thinkerer wrote 05/08/2015 at 11:06

Dr. Smith adjusts the head of the robot that he would later spend years insulting while Lost in Space.

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Steel_9 wrote 05/07/2015 at 17:06

CERN engineers working on a probe droid prototype used to find missing Jedi.

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THX1082 wrote 05/07/2015 at 16:21

CERN's most dedicated employee, Gary, always seemed to be in the middle of some calibrations.

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Jarrett wrote 05/07/2015 at 15:18

Little known fact: The scientists at CERN actually helped build many of the machines for the set of "Waterworld"

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DainBramage wrote 05/07/2015 at 13:50

The winner of CERN's 1st annual science fair was this amazing device: The world's strongest coffee percolator.

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frankstripod wrote 05/07/2015 at 09:06

Over engineered water dunk tank for the CERN company picnic.

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Rollyn01 wrote 05/07/2015 at 04:52

"Turn it... a little more... a little more... aannnnddd stop! Perfect, now we'll finally know what women really want."

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