does anyone think as has been suggested that mini black holes will form that will destroy the earth, i'm a bit skeptical that any government would allow this if it was likely to happen.
2006-11-15 07:20:10 · 7 answers · asked by andyprefab 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
cheers jen, ha ha ha, isn't about time you got the section a coffee? sorry everyone she's a work colleague.
2006-11-15 07:44:46 · update #1
The new acelerator at CERN will theoretically produce minute black holes when running at full power. However, physics says that all black holes will evaporate over time - giving off Hawking Radiation, and losing energy through gravational waves. For a stellar size black hole, this would take billions and billions of years. However for this size of black hole, it would evaprate in only a few milliseconds - so no danger of it eating the earth!
Stephen Hawking has said that when this goes on line, and they produce a black hole - " it will disappear in a flash of Hawking Radiation, and I will win a Nobel Prize!!"
2006-11-15 19:51:38 · answer #1 · answered by Nigeyboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thing that will really happen is the creation of antimatter, which has been created already, the problem is storing it because it is so volitile and unstable, it will be destroyed even if it comes into contact with air.
the antimatter is created in such small amounts that when it does implode it creates a very bright light and i suppose like a small bomb effect, until it can be stored and made in mass production i think its pretty much harmless
2006-11-15 08:01:42 · answer #2 · answered by The Cerebral Assassin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you'lll find that the particle accelerator mark 1 may cause black holes that will indeed destroy the earth, however, the mark2 particle accelerator has now been passed by the US FDA have now approved it for mass consumption
Oi - I am a qualified Scienterrific type person - get your own coffee - and get me one too - slave boy
2006-11-15 07:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Jen S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
While Mini-Singualities may result, please remember that the gravity of a "Black Hole" can be no more than that of the mass and energy that it is created from...
So no... It will not destroy the Earth. 8-)
2006-11-15 07:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by Jorrath Zek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the US tested the Atomic bomb in WWII - there was a chance that the atmosphere would catch fire - the US Government thought that was an acceptible risk....
You judge... see manhattan project at wikipedia and other good scientific sources.
2006-11-15 07:31:16 · answer #5 · answered by S1 tower 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i was going to say about the mini black hoes till i saw the rest of your question.
we shall see...........oops!
2006-11-15 07:28:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we will get messages from the future.
2006-11-15 07:33:08 · answer #7 · answered by wizard prang 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋