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Man-Made Black Holes Looming?

Posted by michael on from the danger-will-robinson dept.

camusflage writes: "The New York Times has a story that some physicists think it might be possible to make black holes at the under construction Large Hadron Collider at CERN, slated to come online in 2006. Trying to allay concerns about a man-made black hole blipping us out of existence, they say "The same calculations ... predict that around 100 such black holes a year are `organically' and apparently safely produced in the earth's atmosphere in cosmic ray collisions." As long as we can keep critters from building nests in the singularity, we should be okay."

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  1. I got a good use for em by Dolly_Llama · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    May I suggest the first black hole should be placed right on those responsible for yesterday's attck?

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  2. I know everyone needs a hobby... by Jin+Wicked · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    but wouldn't this energy be better spent trying to solve existing problems instead of opening up a whole new can of worms?



    People are dying of disease, the world is going to run out of fossil fuels, the earth is warming up and animals are dying out, and some scientists are jacking off trying to make a black hole in a lab. Blah. :P

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    1. Re:I know everyone needs a hobby... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Remember that most (not all) physicists are gay. They are psychologically selfish and immature, only concerned with their own little play pen. Most physicists would rather spend $1 billion dollars on a new particle accelerator than reach into their pocket for one dollar to feed a hungry child.

  3. Kill All Muslims and Dune Coons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Death to all Islam. Shit on Mohammed. Piss on on the Koran.

    Kill Muslims. Kill them now. Kill them here. Kill them there. Kill Muslims everywhere.

  4. Kill All Muslims. Kill All Islam. Destroy Them. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Recent events prove that we must:
    1. Kill all Arabs.
    2. Kill all Towel Heads.
    3. Kill all Mohammedans.
    4. Kill all Muslims.
    5. Kill all Camel Jockeys
    6. Kill all Islam.
    7. Nuke their countries.
    8. Nuke them again.
    9. Death to Islam.

    I piss on Mecca. I wipe my ass with the Koran. I spit upon Mohammed.