> Am I the only one that thinks in the back of his mind > that this (and not Islam or global warming) will be what > snuffs us (and half the surrounding planets) out of > existence?
I believe the "black hole eats Earth" theory has been pretty well debunked. I won't pretend to understand all of the theoretical physics involved, but every reputable article I've seen on the topic says that there is no threat. The basic premise of the argument is that the gravity of a black hole is directly related to its mass. Even if the LHC does manage to generate tiny black holes (which some scientists concede is theoretically possible) they will very likely evaporate into space nearly instantly. In the case of one that does survive, it would be so small that it would take billions of years to collect enough matter to even think about. -Justin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:314362 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
