The Historical experiment... LHC successfully sends first beam of protons around its tunnel!! The LHC experiment successfully sent the first beam of protons around its tunnel at 09.23am on September 10th 2008, paving the way for scientists to probe the mysteries of the Universe in a detail never before possible. It is a historic moment in science, the culmination of decades of work and will reveal the answers to questions such as: Do extra dimensions exist? Why do some things have mass when others do not? Why is the universe full of matter, rather than matter and anti-matter? Will British physicist Peter Higgs get a Nobel prize? LHC'S SAFETY. Various people have proposed scenarios in which the LHC could be dangerous, even as far as destroying the Universe! These doomsday scenarios are completely untrue ... Most of the scientists and the people around the world already started to forget the rumour of the "Doomsday" scenario and are eager...