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Micro-Black Holes Make Poor Planet Killers

Posted by timothy on from the they-don't-even-make-good-nightclubs dept.

astroengine writes "Physicists are getting excited about the possibility of micro-black holes (MBH) being produced by the LHC and an international group of researchers have done the math to see what kind of impact they could have on the Earth. Unfortunately, if you're a megalomaniac looking for your next globe-eating weapon, you can scrub MBHs off your WMD list. If a speedy MBH is produced, flying through our planet, it will only have a few seconds to accrete the mass of a few atoms. It would then be lost to space where it will evaporate. If a slow MBH is produced, dropping into the Earth where it sits for a few billion years, the results are even more boring."

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  1. More Mass = More Suck by amazeofdeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess I know what kind of girl to look for now ;)

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    1. Re:More Mass = More Suck by scorp1us · · Score: 4, Funny

      This has always been true. My friends quip about my dating chubby girls all the time. I never told them why, but they'll know now!

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  2. But that's how they killed Vulcan... by JoeDuncan · · Score: 4, Funny
    ... I guess someone forgot to tell Nero

    How much red matter does the LHC use anyway?

    1. Re:But that's how they killed Vulcan... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Too Soon. Not Funny.

  3. Re:Poor MBHs by electricbern · · Score: 4, Funny

    When will people see the light? MBHs don't suck so bad.

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  4. Study Funded By Black Hole Companies by tjstork · · Score: 4, Funny

    What people don't realize is that this study was funded by companies that produce black holes.

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  5. Re:But what if slow black holes collide? by bcmm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have you considered religion?

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  6. Re:Good article, won't stop the panic of the idjit by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 4, Funny
    How could we not read it like that?!

    "... if you're a megalomaniac looking for your next globe-eating weapon,... a speedy MBH ... flying through our planet... will only have a few seconds to accrete the mass of ... the Earth ."

    WE'RE DOOMED!

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