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Investigating Artificial Black Holes
Robber Baron writes "I remember years ago watching a cartoon in which an inventor had managed to create 'portable holes.' Now along those lines, according to this story in the Christian Science Monitor, scientists are on the threshhold of developing the 'do-it-yourself black hole' (Well, no, it's not quite do-it yourself as you need a pretty large collider to pull it off.) They're hoping to use the new Large Hadron Collider at the European Center for Nuclear Research to create many tiny black holes and observe the Hawking Effect as they dissipate. Keep your shotgun handy though, as they are more than likely going to open up a portal into another dimension and all sorts of nasties are going to come pouring out."
Top 3 Things You Don't Want To Hear At The European Center for Nuclear Research:
3. Oops
2. You are turning into a Penguin. Stop it!
1. Is that Rob Malda over by the button that says "engage" on it?
If worst comes to worst, you best re-familiarize yourself with old betsy.
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