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Lab-Made Fireball May Be a Black Hole
MoogMan writes "BBC News reports that a lab fireball may be a black hole.
From the article: "A fireball created in a US particle accelerator has the characteristics of a black hole, a physicist has said. The Brown researcher thinks the particles are disappearing into the fireball's core and reappearing as thermal radiation, just as matter falls into a black hole and comes out as "Hawking" radiation." More information available from the NewScientist article (subscription required)."
Last time I went hawking radiation through my email marketing business, that Mr. Mumma fellow decided to sue me.
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I know it's offtopic but you have got to love the BBC. Almost always informative, no annoying adds. I have to thank the Brittish Tax payers for funding the BBC! Growing up I always heard that UK TV was crap. However, after living there a few years ago I can say it was quite good. After returning to the US I am amazed at all of the TV shows on air that are basically copies of Brittish TV. Coupling, The Office, Trigger Happy TV, The Sketch show, American Idol, Trading Spaces, Faking it, etc...
However, the collision fireball has been smaller and shorter-lived than expected, according to two RHIC collaborations (STAR and PHENIX) of pions (the lightest form of quark-antiquark pairs)
One question, are pions sub-atomic particles or the poor schmucks that have to go into the collider and look at the fireballs first hand?
(B) + (D) + (B) + (D) = (K) + (&)
Any one else read this as "Lab-Made Firewall may be a black hole" ?
Considering the reliability of my ISP in the last few weeks, I simply figured that's what they were experimenting with...
amightywind - How original... Queue the predictable Austin Powers quotes.
Looking at your post history, you're not normally a dick. So maybe you just need a nap?