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Re:Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet? by dangoldin on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @04:58PM (#300753)
Would it grow exponentially? Would it be possible to cut around it and launch it out into space?
Re:Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet? by hugh on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @05:26PM (#300776)
You couldn't cut around it, because it would fall out the bottom of any container you tried to put it in.

Perhaps you could give it a charge (by firing electrons at it) and then confine it electrostatically or magnetically.

Re:Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet? by dzorz on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @05:14PM (#300763)
I've heard from some pretty reliable sources that a small black hole WAS created, but gravity pulled it towards the Earth core. It simply got away and now they are trying to ignore the incident. Who knows how long it will take it to eat Earth inside out?
Re:Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet? by dangoldin on Thursday September 11, 2008 @09:37AM (#301371)
Hmm interesting. What happens if a mini black hole is launched into the sun. Is it possible it just gets consumed?
Re:Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet? by hugh on Friday September 12, 2008 @04:22PM (#302651)
The black hole would consume the sun eventually, yes.
Re:Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet? by hugh on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @05:21PM (#300773)
How would they even be able to tell if they'd done it?