That was obviously intended as a joke, but it doesn't mean the article itself is.
On 9 September 2014 23:06, Stephen Paul King <[email protected]> wrote: > Could it be that he is playing a joke on us? "...is unlikely to be funded..." > Really!? What could be used to pay for such? Not enough mass in the Solar > system by my count. > > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 2:45 AM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For the second question, as Brent pointed out physical quantities go to >> infinity (or more realistically to the Planck scale) in black hole >> formation. In other words they probably go as high as the universe will >> allow - but since they're (normally?) inside an event horizon, we won't be >> able to observe the results, even in principle. >> >> >> On 9 September 2014 17:46, Stephen Paul King <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Has any one figured out how Hawking for that number and will you >>> explain it to us? Do energies of that scale even occur in the formation of >>> black holes? >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, September 7, 2014 11:17:19 PM UTC-4, cdemorsella wrote: >>>> >>>> What do the physicists on this list think about Hawkins recent claim >>>> that the Higgs Boson can become metastable at energies above 10^11 GeV and >>>> potentially cause the end of the universe by creating an unstoppable vacuum >>>> expanding out at the speed of light? >>>> >>>> Is there something – theoretically possible -- to this latest >>>> conjecture of his, or has Stephen been watching too many Dr. Who reruns? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sept. 7 (UPI) -- As first discovered by the Sunday Times >>>> <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/god-particle-could-destroy-the-universe-says-stephen-hawking/story-fnb64oi6-1227050481513?nk=2d907a0ab52572e7c9439c4e797e761e> >>>> of the United Kingdom, in the preface of an upcoming book, *Starmus*, >>>> Stephen >>>> Hawking <http://www.upi.com/topic/Stephen_Hawking/> claims the Higgs >>>> Boson particle, a.k.a. the "God particle," could end the universe. He >>>> claims if enough energy is directed at the particle, it could cause space >>>> and time to completely collapse. He also claims that we "wouldn't see it >>>> coming." >>>> >>>> The Higgs Boson particle is said to be the particle that gives matter >>>> its mass. "The Higgs potential has the worrisome feature that it might >>>> become metastable at energies above 100bn gigaelectronvolts (GeV)," Hawking >>>> writes. He claims that under such conditions, it is theoretically possible >>>> the particle would cause an unstoppable vacuum to form that would expand at >>>> the speed of light. >>>> >>>> The likelihood of such an event occurring is apparently very low. >>>> According to Hawking, "A particle accelerator that reaches 100bn GeV would >>>> be larger than Earth, and is unlikely to be funded in the present economic >>>> climate." The end of days scenario is then very theoretical, but he still >>>> believe it is possible >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Read more: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/09/07/Higgs- >>>> Boson-particle-could-destroy-universe-according-to-Stephen- >>>> Hawking/9651410124628/#ixzz3CgptXOvK >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Everything List" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/everything-list/N640uTPeGn8/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > > Kindest Regards, > > Stephen Paul King > > Senior Researcher > > Mobile: (864) 567-3099 > > [email protected] > > http://www.provensecure.us/ > > > “This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of > the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain > information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential and > exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may be constituted as > attorney work product. 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