[djf]

I dunno...

Pretty sure I don't want a garbage dump nearby, damn sure I don't want a black hole!

There's some stuff we shouldn't be messin with...

[flashbunny]

"However, even if the ball of plasma is a black hole, it is not thought to pose a threat. At these energies and distances, gravity is not the dominant force in a black hole."

YET.

[RadioAstronomer]

Ping for your thoughts

[Andonius_99]

it ain't a black hole he created, it's federal government!

[flashbunny]

"There's some stuff we shouldn't be messin with..."

I think there should be a checklist:

1. Is there a possibility this experiment could destroy our solar system (Y/N)?

If the answer is "yes", then it's time to find a new experiment.

[randog]

There was an interesting show on the National Geographic channel a few weeks ago that posed various end-of-the-world scenarios, the final one being the creation of a black hole in the laboratory. Great special effects.

[farlander]

Aww, c'mon. What's a little time/space warp ?

Now how cool would it be to have a Meson cannon that shoots small singularities at targets ? :)

[Termite_Commander]

Okay, time to stop colliding those gold particles. It doesn't appear to be safe.

=P

[brivette]

I visited the lab where this test was performed. It's amazing technology.

[Uncle Miltie]

OTOH, if the city dump were a black hole, just imagine how small and sweet smelling it would be! ;-)

[Netheron]

However, even if the ball of plasma is a black hole, it is not thought to pose a threat. At these energies and distances, gravity is not the dominant force in a black hole.

Of course gravity is the dominant force in a black hole. If it wasn't, it wouldn't be a black hole!

The real reason it is safe is that the evaporation effect from Hawking radiation is so fast that it dissolves before it becomes a threat.

I really hate science writers!

[D.P.Roberts]

No wonder the price of gold is climbing. These guys keep busting it up.

[warpcorebreach]

They need a big block of gold, and then we could play "DOOM" for real!!!

[jbwbubba]

Not good!!, don't go creating black holes for fun. Sure its all fun and games till the earth is sucked into it. Bruce Willis wouldn't even be able to save us.

[InsureAmerica]

oh, i thought this was about whoopee goldberg

[Andy from Beaverton]

[steve86]

Some day an anti-Higgs Bosun will pop up and punch them in the nose.

[GeraldP]

>>>However, even if the ball of plasma is a black hole, it is not thought to pose a threat. At these energies and distances, gravity is not the dominant force in a black hole.

Adding to the usefulness of an elusive theory of quantum gravity. If we could understand gravity at the quantum scale, we should be able to calculate at what scale a black hole becomes dangerous, n'est pas?

[azhenfud]

"When the gold nuclei smash into each other they are broken down into particles called quarks and gluons."

An accurate description of another research project funded by taxpayers. They're running a bit low on gold - can Ft Knox spare a bullion or two?

[phatoldphart]

How does a black hole go away? Where does it go?

[Uncle Miltie]

We're all gonna die!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!