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CERN approves two new experiments to transport antimatter in the back of a van (home.cern)
2 points by dukwon 1907 days ago
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Has anyone actually banned the private production and use of antimatter yet? Purely for sporting purposes, I swear...

Logically it should fit in under the BATF's "binary agents" rules. [1]

> Mixing binary components together constitutes manufacturing explosives. Persons manufacturing explosives for their own personal, non-business use only (e.g., personal target practice) are not required to have a federal explosives license or permit.

[1] https://www.atf.gov/explosives/binary-explosives

Always something interesting coming out of CERN. Is there a cost figure put towards manufacture of antimatter?