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The Super-Kamiokande, or Super- K as it’s known, is not the latest nightclub VIP booth but is, rather, a neutrino observatory designed to search for proton decay, study solar and atmospheric neutrinos, and keep watch for supernovas in the Milky Way. Located 1000m underground in the Mozumi Mine in Hida city, Gifu, Japan, it consists of 50,000 tons of pure water surrounded by about 11,200 photomultiplier tubes. The cylindrical structure is 41.4m tall and 39.3m across. In the image above, the water has yet to be returned after a reconstruction and thus the jewel is revealed.
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Absolute Vengeance Saturday 15 September 2007
FIRSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!
sturdy Saturday 15 September 2007
SECOND!
dave Sunday 16 September 2007
shit am always last
Jonathan Tuesday 18 September 2007
No, you’re not even last, I’m afraid.
bri Thursday 20 September 2007
wow that’s beautiful!
the new shelton wet/dry Thursday 20 September 2007
[...] Neutrino observatory (50,000 tons of pure water surrounded by about 11,200 photomultiplier tubes). [...]
Roger Monday 1 October 2007
Hmm, I was under the impression that neutrino observatories like this one contained heavy water, not pure water.