Katherine McAlpine

In 2008, while working at CERN,[1][2][3] McAlpine wrote, produced and performed in the YouTube video "Large Hadron Rap" under the pseudonym "alpinekat".

[8] The YouTube video is a technically accurate but simplified introduction to the Large Hadron Collider operated by CERN.

The video explains its purpose, methods and significance using rap lyrics, created by McAlpine mostly during her commutes on buses and trams to and from work.

"[13] At the end of 2009, McAlpine released a new rap video on YouTube dealing with the unfounded fears surrounding experiments in CERN that could lead to the creation of a black hole which eventually would swallow the entire earth.

This video describes the basic purpose and capabilities of the facility, which was recently awarded to Michigan State University.

McAlpine performs her "Large Hadron Rap" as part of the festivities for the inauguration of the Large Hadron Collider on October 21, 2008