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1. CERN Rap
3 years ago
Rappin' about CERN's Large Hadron Collider! Links below...

There has been a lot of interest in the original mp3, lyrics, and vocals for remixing. You can find all that here:
msu.edu/~mcalpin9/lhc_rap...

There's also been interest in translation. You can get a subtitle-free version from Vimeo here (downloadable):
vimeo.com/1730771

With backing track available here (with and without Hawking-style voice):
barras.ws/rappin.html

Go ahead and translate, rap it, and post it! Just give us a shout-out, and it's probably a good idea to include the following credits ;-)

Images came from:
particlephysics.ac.uk, space.com, the Institute of Physics, NASA, Symmetry, and Marvel

I forgot Einstein Online, and they called me out: einstein-online.info

The talented dancers doubled as camera people, with some work by Neil Dixon. Stock footage is CERN's.

Will Barras is responsible for the killa beats:
ling.ed.ac.uk/~s9527813/

And thanks to MC Hawking, who first thought of using computer-voice to bring Stephen Hawking to the world of rap :-)
mchawking.com/

The rapper has a day job (we agree this is a good thing) as a science writer.
katemcalpine.com

They'll have a lot of data to sort. 15 million GB per year, actually. Want to get involved and donate your computer's downtime? Try LHC@home:
lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/

Credits

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  • Joel Veitch 3 years ago
    This is absolutely WONDERFUL!
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  • Soxiam staff 3 years ago
    this is straight up gangsta rhyme
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  • JD 3 years ago
    Haha, that's so good.
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  • Matthew Joseff plus 3 years ago
    It's Schoolhouse Rock for the new century. Nice job.
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  • Brandon Vaidean 3 years ago
    whoooop whooop!
    ahahahahahahahahahahaha
    love it!
    and the info
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  • daflew plus 3 years ago
    yo! thats dope! squared!
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  • Daniel Hayek pro 3 years ago
    Quarky!
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  • Jacob Ritley 3 years ago
    bona fide badass, for reals.
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  • Garrett M. Smith 3 years ago
    hahaha, nice!
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  • Eric C 3 years ago
    ...proving once again that nerds make cool possible.

    Thanks!
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  • Justin Ouellette plus 3 years ago
    I love CERN
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  • Ka La 3 years ago
    SOOOOO Fantastic!!!!
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  • Nicholas Fiorentini 3 years ago
    Ah ah really great and funny!
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  • Ammonite plus 3 years ago
    Much better explanation of Quantum physics than 'A brief history of time'.
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  • Boris Lau 3 years ago
    This is amazing!! Great job
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  • tom 3 years ago
    wtf lol
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  • Oliver Pal 3 years ago
    you know what i am sayin !
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  • swingtime plus 3 years ago
    and some say rap can't change the world...
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  • joethedough 3 years ago
    Yes. This is the best thing ever.
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  • Casey Pugh plus 3 years ago
    This is so amazing. I hope you guys post another rap after the LHC activation.
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  • Julia Quinn plus 3 years ago
    this made me so happy
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  • nebCinema 3 years ago
    Wicked. Awesome. Incredible...
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  • jonathan stovall 3 years ago
    Fantastic.

    (This comment will not destroy Earth.)
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  • →Zac Boyet← 3 years ago
    Haha great! I would love to shoot some footage inside that collider. Such a wonderful peice of technology.
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  • Chewxy 3 years ago
    Simply brilliant
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  • benny 3 years ago
    Love it.

    Where can we get the MP3?
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  • Web Splutter 3 years ago
    Wow... makes you wonder what is really going on around the world!
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  • kahve 3 years ago
    haha. very funny and interesting. its something like physic lesson :P
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  • budtske 3 years ago
    Awesome!

    also a great way to get people interested in my opinion (short attention spans rule!)

    really enjoyed that :)
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  • dwyzak 3 years ago
    That's possibly th best thing i have ever seen. x
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  • Dewi 3 years ago
    ... Wow. If I had license to use words like "tight", I might do that now.

    Back in the undergraduate days it always seemed like the Physics folks had more fun; I'm getting that feeling again.

    I wonder how many viewings it will take before I understand all of the lyrics?
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  • Andrew Millett 3 years ago
    "Backup dancers:
    prefer anonymity"

    Incredible! I love it!
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  • Marion 3 years ago
    Oh my God, vimeo members in CERN, I went there few time ago and live in the surroundings. Let me know when you want to LIPDUB!!! I'm looking for volunteers...

    Your clip was grate, bravo!
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  • Yuta Kashino 3 years ago
    Stunning... Great performance.
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  • Matthew Wilcox 3 years ago
    Genius, absolute genius. It felt so cheesy until 34sec when I realised I was learning /and/ grooving to the tune. Then, it became super-cool.
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  • CraveThought 3 years ago
    Am I the only one that finds AlpineKat kind of attractive?
    Must be all that SCIENCE!

    But srsly. Dope rhymes, yo.
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  • Patrick 3 years ago
    Alpinekat sounds a little like Spero from Northern State. Great video btw!
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  • Matt Hughes 3 years ago
    It all makes sense now.
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  • jim le fevre plus 3 years ago
    sweeeeeet!
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  • Dao(Клишин) 3 years ago
    ))) Nice Nice )))
    When it start to work ?
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  • Lord Cordis 3 years ago
    +1000
    Awesome!
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  • De Es Schwertberger 3 years ago
    why not, yes !
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  • Congratulations for the video! :-)
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  • Yuriy Nasretdinov 3 years ago
    you men must be crazy to make such movie! :)

    Really liked it!
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  • Valentin K 3 years ago
    thats really origina stuff, like better than libdub
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  • Amenon plus 3 years ago
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  • Brian Z plus 3 years ago
    they should start their own record label
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  • Dhiradj D 3 years ago
    This is great! I'm proud to be a geek.. :D

    Gotta show my friends!
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  • Joe Baynham 3 years ago
    Got any jobs going? :)
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  • First beams go through LHC tomorrow! so excited!
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  • Sam Figueroa 3 years ago
    This is science actual. LHC clear to engage.
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  • Mac Berger 3 years ago
    Wow... just wow :)
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  • Donaldo Aplini 3 years ago
    Intellectual micmaster, Yo Boy!
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  • exhocet 3 years ago
    Nice explanation
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  • Eduardo Escarez 3 years ago
    Just wow!
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  • Rich Dettmer 3 years ago
    Wow, I think my ears are a little further apart now.
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  • Charlie Gore 3 years ago
    Oh man, I'm getting Bill Nye the Science Guy flash backs from this. Its like I'm a kid again!
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  • Engeltone 3 years ago
    Good stuff!
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  • radek 3 years ago
    beyond awesome!
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  • Nakeem 3 years ago
    Creative, informative, and entertaining. Great video and rap.
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  • Justin Kellaway 3 years ago
    so annoying..
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  • jill ryan 3 years ago
    Why would they want to remain anonymous? They should have their own TV show!
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  • Ken Steadman plus 3 years ago
    Way to drop some science on 'em!
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  • Jozet Jozet 3 years ago
    Just gave you props on my blog, Halushki.com!
    Well done!l
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  • Sandy Cheerful 3 years ago
    yaay !
    we've see it in the School with a Teacher !
    i love it !
    great !
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  • Arno Arni 3 years ago
    o i just love it...
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  • mayjah 3 years ago
    The LHC is supa dupa fly! LOVE IT
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  • Double_G 3 years ago
    It`s just awesome! Greets for Gordon Freeman and don`t blow us away ;)
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  • Moayad Hassan 3 years ago
    here it is.. the ultimate nerd rap song!

    :D
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  • ktx 3 years ago
    @Moayad Hassan: WORD! =))
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  • Bob and Bob 3 years ago
    My science teacher put this on his website
    This is so cool!!!
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  • jaime sala 3 years ago
    nice job @ LHC... Congratz.
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  • Paul Sholtis 2 years ago
    haha, i love this. Its great when science and rap make a great combo :)
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  • kathy evans 1 year ago
    love it. the vocalist sounds like Cindy Wonderful of Scream Club, who is one of my favorites!
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  • Derek Salvatore plus 11 months ago
    Wow, I wish I'd seen this sooner, love it! A follow-up (CERN progress report) rap would be awesome.
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  • David La Roche plus 9 months ago
    ahahaha this is epically lame and amazing at the same time >:D
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