guhknew - Slashdot User

Comment Re:No harm, no foul (Score 1) 269

by guhknew on Sunday January 24, 2010 @07:53PM (#30883756) Attached to: Colliding Particles Can Make Black Holes After All

IANAP, but here's my simple analysis: the schartzchild radius of two collided protons would be about 5e-54 meters, which is about 1/3 the radius of a single electron. The gravitational pull of this tiny blackhole would be the same as two protons (ie, almost nonexistent for our purposes). I'm not sure, however, whether the singularity would carry any charge.

Comment Re:Fill out a Form? (Score 1) 357

by guhknew on Saturday November 03, 2007 @10:26PM (#21228187) Attached to: Ten Strangely Cruel Science Experiments

You could argue that, but you would be wrong. The police do not keep people safe from crime, the police rarely get involved until after the crime has occurred. The police are part of the system to arrest and punish those who violate the public order. The difference is significant and important. Likewise, the fire department doesn't keep people safe from fire.

Using your approximation of reality, this is hardly different than healthcare. Doctors don't keep you healthy, they fix you when you break. While this certainly isn't true in most situations, I think it's at least as accurate as anything you have said.

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