When I was in sixth grade, there was a rumor going around that on a particular day, a major earthquake would hit, and California, or a large part of it, would fall into the ocean. I think my mom was talking to one of her sisters when she said, half-jokingly, "Well, it sure would solve a lot of problems around here." At the time, I still thought of my life as pretty good overall, and didn't really get what she was talking about.

I hadn't been aware of this CERN project until Al told me about your post. I have to say, my first reaction was, "Well, it would solve a lot of problems around here."