Will an artificial black hole destroy the earth?

Ghoulish Delight · 09-21-2006, 01:16 PM

http://www.livescience.com/forcesofn...ack_holes.html

The long and short of this is, a massive accelerator is being built in Geneva. If predictions are correct, it will be creating microscopic black holes that should last for mere microseconds, barely enough time for them to go shooting off into space. And even if they are stable and have the right momentum to stay near earth, they'll be so small that they'll consume one proton per 100 hours.

I'm crossing my fingers, I think it'd be wicked awesome if they actually manage to produce black holes, no matter how small.

Meanwhile, is it really called the Large Har....oh, Hadron. Nevermind.

09-21-2006, 01:16 PM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Will an artificial black hole destroy the earth? http://www.livescience.com/forcesofn...ack_holes.html The long and short of this is, a massive accelerator is being built in Geneva. If predictions are correct, it will be creating microscopic black holes that should last for mere microseconds, barely enough time for them to go shooting off into space. And even if they are stable and have the right momentum to stay near earth, they'll be so small that they'll consume one proton per 100 hours. I'm crossing my fingers, I think it'd be wicked awesome if they actually manage to produce black holes, no matter how small. Meanwhile, is it really called the Large Har....oh, Hadron. Nevermind. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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