Zadnje dni krožijo po YouTubu posnetki domnevnega ritualnega umora dekleta, ki naj bi se zgodil na območju Cerna. V črne halje oblečena skupina ljudi opazuje, kako pred spomenikom hindujski boginji Šivi nekdo zabode v belo oblečeno dekle. Vse skupaj naj bi naključni opazovalec slučajno posnel skozi okno bližnje zgradbe.
Očitno gre za potegavščino, ni pa jasno, ali so jo izvedli zaposleni v Cernu sami, ali skupina obiskovalcev. Kot poroča Guardian, naj bi že sprožili preiskavo:
“These scenes were filmed on our premises but without official permission or knowledge,” a Cern spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse in an email. “Cern does not condone this type of spoof, which can give rise to misunderstandings about the scientific nature of our work.” The “investigation” under way was an “internal matter”, she said. … Geneva police told AFP they had been in contact with Cern about the video but were not involved in an official investigation. (Vir: Fake human sacrifice filmed at Cern, with pranking scientists suspected.)
Meni se je najbolj dopadel naslednji komentar Jonathana Butterwortha:”So CERN has joined that elite club (think Oxbridge) where daft student pranks count as news. In August, at least.”