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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
king3vbo at 11/20/2008 17:02
That's fucking hilarious
Pacopaco's Avatar
Pacopaco at 11/20/2008 17:05
That is just too awesome for words. I now want a plush headcrab for Christmas.
MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 11/20/2008 17:05
epic
Majora's Avatar
Majora at 11/20/2008 17:06
amazing =]
Thank god we now have a defence
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar
RonBurgandy2010 at 11/20/2008 17:06
I wonder how many of the scientists actually got the joke.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 11/20/2008 17:08
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
Pacopaco at 11/20/2008 17:09
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
Fusiontr at 11/20/2008 17:14
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
Xhumation at 11/20/2008 17:24
It's good to know we're protected in case of headcrabs.
shawn is boring's Avatar
shawn is boring at 11/20/2008 17:43
I feel much safer now.
wardrox's Avatar
wardrox at 11/20/2008 17:52
and this is why reddit is awesome.
electricmole's Avatar
electricmole at 11/20/2008 18:00
i want to know the prizes first before i join. ^^
Druid 01's Avatar
Druid 01 at 11/20/2008 18:21
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
The Amazing Shenazin at 11/20/2008 18:27
the right man in the wrong place can make alllllll the difffffeeeeerence in the wooorld
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 11/20/2008 18:32
Love it.
Ben PerLee's Avatar
Ben PerLee at 11/20/2008 19:34
gosh, it's always great when people act chill with this sort of stuff. Props to CERN
Pauliwallnuts's Avatar
Pauliwallnuts at 11/20/2008 20:14
Way to be a good sport CERN!
Bluefusion's Avatar
Bluefusion at 11/20/2008 20:52
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 :-)
Atlas's Avatar
Atlas at 11/20/2008 21:31
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Atlas at 11/20/2008 21:34
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CelicaCrazed at 11/20/2008 21:47
Physicists are nerds. Of course they got the joke ;)
ender_x's Avatar
ender_x at 11/20/2008 21:59
man they even have the same bone structure!!
Matthew Blake's Avatar
Matthew Blake at 11/21/2008 06:46
Awesome photos are awesome.
Demtor's Avatar
Demtor at 11/21/2008 09:02
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
mix at 11/21/2008 10:03
Electricmole is kicking the gift horse in the teef!

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

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

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


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


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

sirjester's Avatar
sirjester at 11/25/2008 14:36
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
sirjester at 11/25/2008 15:01
i fail at blog sizes..
jesus.....made sure it works this time, haha....cant even see the gman anymore...

electricmole's Avatar
electricmole at 11/25/2008 20:41
heres mine.

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

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

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


[img src="http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9805/hfpiccopymi7.jpg"]
electricmole's Avatar
electricmole at 11/29/2008 17:55


electricmole's Avatar
electricmole at 12/06/2008 18:25
who won? please don't abandon this contest. xp
sirjester's Avatar
sirjester at 01/06/2009 13:54
abandoned.
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