Why This Stuff Costs $2700 Trillion Per Gram - Antimatter at CERN

The video explores the concept of antimatter, its rarity, and the scientific efforts to study it. It begins with an introduction to antimatter and its mysterious scarcity in the universe. The host visits CERN in Geneva, showcasing the facilities used to produce and study antimatter. The video explains the high cost of antimatter production and its potential dangers due to annihilation with regular matter. It also covers the historical discovery of antimatter, highlighting key figures like Paul Dirac and Karl Anderson. Current research efforts at CERN are discussed, focusing on experiments to understand antimatter's properties and differences from regular matter.

What is one of the biggest unanswered questions in physics related to antimatter?

• Why is antimatter so abundant?

• Why does antimatter not interact with light?

• Why does antimatter have no charge?

• Why is there so little antimatter in the universe?

What is the primary purpose of the AD hall at CERN?

• To slow down antimatter particles

• To accelerate protons

• To store regular matter

• To create nuclear energy

How much did it cost to produce a gram of antiprotons in 2006?

• $500 billion

• $1 million

• $3 quadrillion

• $25 billion

Who predicted the existence of antimatter before it was discovered?

• Paul Dirac

• Niels Bohr

• Albert Einstein

• Marie Curie

What was the first type of antimatter particle discovered?

• Antineutron

• Positron

• Antihydrogen

• Antiproton

What is one of the main goals of current antimatter research at CERN?

• To use antimatter for medical treatments

• To create antimatter weapons

• To determine why antimatter is so rare

• To find a way to use antimatter as a fuel source

What experiment is trying to store antimatter and transport it across the street?

• PUMA

• ALPHA

• CMS

• ATLAS