As of 2008, the cost of weapons-grade plutonium was around $4,000/gram,[2] and californium exceeded $60,000,000/gram.

Hence the particle accelerator race for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Particle accelerators are dotted all over the world.


God particle is for public theatre (justifies the waste of mega amounts of wealth that could repair society).


Artificial elements, for artificial assimilation.

Maybe buy up some californium for the financial system crash!


[link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)]

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"As Lawrence and his Berkeley Radiation Lab team built bigger and bigger cyclotrons, capable of unleashing more and more power, they realized they could do something incredible: find new elements. Eventually, 14 new elements were discovered through the cyclotron, including one named for the inventor himself, lawrencium. Countless radioactive isotopes were also discovered."