Higgs Boson: Twitter compares to tech launch, slags Comic Sans slides


Tech events these days are big, glamorous, and full of spectacle. Just look at the Glass demo Google pulled at its recent I/O event. It had everything: skydivers, BMX riders, and abseilers.

Small wonder then that the geek world was looking to inject a little bit of tech drama into today’s Boson particle announcement at CERN.

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Parody account Hal9000 probably took the most techie stance on the announcement:

Another thought the CERN scientists doing the announcement might pull a Steve Jobs:

Others took the chance to have a go at Apple for its habit of suing people:

There was also the now typical Instagram joke:

At least one user hoped there might be a major gaming announcement hidden in the event:

Others were however more concerned with the fact that the slide showing the big reveal was typed in Comic Sans:

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