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Crowbar delivered to CERN's 'Gordon Freeman,' hilarity and a contest ensue photo

You guys remember when Reddit decided to send a crowbar to CERN scientists in case a Half-Life-like resonance cascade came from the firing up of the Large Hadron Collider? We laughed, because funny things are funny. (Not resonance cascades; that's kind of scary.)

It gets better -- a Reddit had a CERN physicist deliver the crowbar personally to the real-life Gordon Freeman look-a-like CERN worker. Pictures were taken, and they were -- as you'd expect -- completely awesome. The fruits of this labor (an obvious attempt to protect mankind, in case of, er, complications) can be found here

So now it's contest and fun time. Time to bring out the big guns and put together some video, throw together some Photoshops, and YTMNDs in honor of this great success. The prizes? We're not sure, but they'll be good ... we promise. But are you really doing this for a prize? No, you're doing it for fun. And the good of mankind. 

Post your images, links to videos, and links to YTMNDs in the comments below. Go nuts with it. We'll accept submissions until you stop making them or we get bored (sometime next week), so keep 'em coming.


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king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:02
king3vbo
That's fucking hilarious
Pacopaco's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:05
Pacopaco
That is just too awesome for words. I now want a plush headcrab for Christmas.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:05
MrSadistic
epic
Majora's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:06
Majora
amazing =]
Thank god we now have a defence
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:06
RonBurgandy2010
I wonder how many of the scientists actually got the joke.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:08
Necros
It's times like this when I love the internet. Props to CERN for going along with the joke and being such good sports about the fact that they'll destroy humanity any day now.
Pacopaco's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:09
Pacopaco
The only thing that could make these pictures any cooler would be if they had gotten the G-Man lookalike to lurk somewhere in the background.
Fusiontr's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:14
Fusiontr
Best
Lunchbreak

Ever

But seriously, I really love how awesome this whole thing has turned out to be
What was just a silly joke is now this!
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:24
Xhumation
It's good to know we're protected in case of headcrabs.
shawn is boring's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:43
shawn is boring
I feel much safer now.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 17:52
wardrox
and this is why reddit is awesome.
electricmole's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 18:00
electricmole
i want to know the prizes first before i join. ^^
Druid 01's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 18:21
Druid 01
i just bought half-life 1 on steam yesterday when it was only a dollar and now seeing this makes me even more joyful
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 18:27
The Amazing Shenazin
the right man in the wrong place can make alllllll the difffffeeeeerence in the wooorld
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 18:32
Dexter345
Love it.
Ben PerLee's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 19:34
Ben PerLee
gosh, it's always great when people act chill with this sort of stuff. Props to CERN
Pauliwallnuts's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 20:14
Pauliwallnuts
Way to be a good sport CERN!
Bluefusion's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 20:52
Bluefusion
Whoever that Gordon Freeman look-a-like is, CERN better keep him hired for life because he's given this place far more publicity with the youth than any Hadron Collider rightfully deserves :-)
CelicaCrazed's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 21:47
CelicaCrazed
Physicists are nerds. Of course they got the joke ;)
ender_x's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 21:59
ender_x
man they even have the same bone structure!!
Matthew Blake's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/21/2008 06:46
Matthew Blake
Awesome photos are awesome.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/21/2008 09:02
Demtor
lol, hilarious. I love the scientist on the far left of the picture above. The look on his face is priceless.

"Just another day in the office as we tear a hole in the time space continuum."
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/21/2008 10:03
mix
Electricmole is kicking the gift horse in the teef!

That is awesome, might have to buy that stuffie off Steam...
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/21/2008 13:52
GohanGVO
Gordon be praised.

Let us slay.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/21/2008 17:52
GohanGVO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDl8X5HVpt8

I would have done more but my computer is a piece of shit.
electricmole's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2008 00:28
electricmole
how do i participate in this contest? i dont understand this. post video and image of what?
jesusofwales's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2008 11:47
jesusofwales


And that's my entry, it wasn't originally going to be demotivator, but hopefully it works.
jesusofwales's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2008 13:05
jesusofwales


Blarg, mess up with the images.
electricmole's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2008 20:56
electricmole
wait for me, im going to submit something.
sirjester's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2008 11:38
sirjester
i shall submit a photoshop as well....im being very meticulous....be patient...
sirjester's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2008 14:11
sirjester
The invasion has spread, and the G-Man's up to his old shenanigans.

sirjester's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2008 14:36
sirjester
i fail myself for screwing up the quote, but I was in a hurry trying to clock back in from lunch....so i settled. Later, I looked up the actual quote which sounded way better, so i cheated and risked termination, haha. just ignore my first entry...



and yes, that is a black mesa logo on his hard hat....hey i tried.
sirjester's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2008 15:01
sirjester
i fail at blog sizes..
jesus.....made sure it works this time, haha....cant even see the gman anymore...

electricmole's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2008 20:41
electricmole
heres mine.

<img src>http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9805/hfpiccopymi7.jpg</img>
electricmole's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2008 20:42
electricmole
heres mine.

<img src="http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9805/hfpiccopymi7.jpg"></img>
electricmole's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2008 20:44
electricmole
wah. how do you post pic here?

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9805/hfpiccopymi7.jpg
electricmole's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/29/2008 17:36
electricmole
<img src="http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9805/hfpiccopymi7.jpg">


[img src="http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9805/hfpiccopymi7.jpg"]
electricmole's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/06/2008 18:25
electricmole
who won? please don't abandon this contest. xp
sirjester's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 13:54
sirjester
abandoned.
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