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There has just been an unfortunate accident in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN

- Unfortunate that is for the protons that just had a head on collision.

Yes folks, the LHC has just had its first collision - and even though it was just a small one (in relative terms) of 900 billion electron volts they expect to have one at 1.2 trillion electron volts (TeV) early next year and then build up to some very decent collisions of 7 TeV after that.

What might we discover from the LHC?

Anything from our whole theory of physics is fundamentally wrong - and we need to go back to the drawing board.   - Or - Confirmation of new particles such as the Higgs Boson, how mass and gravity work, how to control it, other dimensions and even the currently science fiction inspired anti-gravity or the thrill of intergalactic travel. While that last one might be a long way off, however it goes, the collisions are going to be exciting!

Click through to some Odd Beat news about the LHC and it's history of accidents

28 Days Later, in One Minute, in One Take

The Danny Boyle Zombie masterpiece 28 Days Later was a non-stop thrill ride to watch, but sometimes we are pushed for time - so if you don’t have the 113 minutes required to watch 28 Days Later, you can watch this. "28 Days Later, in One Minute, in One Take".

The "One Minute Film" video was produced by UK students who have produced other masterpieces such as "Forest Gump, in One Minute, in One Take" or "Kill Bill Parts 1 & 2 in One Minute" and the not so true to the movie "Star Wars, in One Minute, in One Take"

Artistically, the props made from cardboard and paper are brilliant, and I specially love the way they convey the blood and guts of 28 Days Later with fire and paper entrails popping out all over the place.

This is a DIY filmmaking making highpoint!

So if you have 60 seconds to spare and want a good laugh...

Click through to Watch the video

The Zombie Sci-fi / Horror genre seems to be the latest 'gold rush' for Hollywood

With Zombieland out in a month or so, and the trailer for Carriers doing the rounds. The Sci-fi movie Pandorum also looks to have a bit of a zombie feel too it too.

World War Z movie concept art above by Daniel LuVisis

Perhaps the swine flu pandemic has primed us all to the zombie danger?

Click through to your favourite zombie apocalypse movie!

The Age of Stupid - Documentary that shows the results of climate change and where we are all heading.

Set in a devastated sci-fi world of 2055, Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, Brassed Off) stars as a man living alone looking back at "archive" footage from 2007 and asking:

Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?"

This is uncomfortably more science fact than science fiction, and is supported by some stunning visuals to bring home the point.  Oh, and I forgot to mention, the other star of the movie is YOU...

Click through to amazing futuristic artwork, movie trailer and interview with Pete.

In the fight between Mother Nature and Man, who will win?

Director Ransom Riggs has produced yet another amazing short. It brings to mind the quote from the sci-fi classic movie War Games  when Joshua said: 

"A strange game.  The only winning move is not to play.  How about a nice game of chess?"

Click through to watch!

Have you have ever wondered if the science fiction stories of nanotechnology turning the world into a mass of “grey-goo” will ever come to pass?

Unfortunately the answer is yes.

Especially with this excellent artistic training cartoon on how to achieve just that sci-fi dystopian end.

If you have been laughed at by your peers, picked on at school, and humiliated in front of the opposite sex, then this how to be amazing video is just for you.

So nerd up, get out your notepad, sharpen that HB pencil, click through to the cartoon and start taking notes.

A common staple of dystopian Sci-Fi films, books and Art...

Robots and computers become self aware and then decide the world would be a better place without us.

The next step is to start a nuclear war.

If you have ever wondered what damage your city would sustain if hit by a nuke, then have I got a treat for you.

I present... "Ground Zero"

This fantastic little mash up between Google maps and some programming by Carlos-labs will provide hours of fun.

Pick a city, chose your weapon of choice and then click "Nuke It !"

Click through and try it out...