Word: underground
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...Only France, I reminded myself, would decide to change the way riders access the subway in the middle of summer, when flocks of tourists traipse through the underground...
...unsuspecting friends and I would find ourselves cramped in a small car, clickety-clacking a few meters underground in a dark tunnel. Now that was a good trip...
...first days were wonderful. After trying several lines, I found that my absolute favorite was the 14. Driven entirely by some sort of computer-sensory device, the 14 didn’t need an annoying front car with a driver obfuscating my view of the underground...
When it is fully operational, the $6 billion LHC will send beams of protons careening around a 17-mile underground ring, crash them into one another to re-create the immediate aftereffects of the Big Bang, and then monitor the debris in the hopes of learning more about the origins and workings of the universe...
...large amount" of helium into the tunnel but that CERN's safety protocols ensured there was no risk to staff. Scientists are not allowed into the tunnel when the machine is running, he says, and first responders after the fault all wore respiratory equipment. All scientists working in the underground ring also carry portable respirators, which they are instructed to use within seconds of a helium leak...