Comment Question for the good Prof. (Score 1) 498
Are particle colliders endangering the world, the solar system, and possibly the galaxy? (duh da duuuuh!)
Back in August, news was made about the dangers of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The gist was that this ion collider could very well create small black holes.
Is this a justified fear?
We're obviously still here, but as experiments increase all throughout the world, is there a risk of the creation of small black holes in particle collision? News sources ran with the story for a while, but I do not recall any serious resolution. Logic and high school physics tell me that it wouldn't be a threat, due to the rather small amount of mass involved. As far as I know, black holes are extremely small regions of insanely high mass, and are remnants of massive stars, not colliding ions. The reason they function is because of their immensity, and the corresponding strength of their gravitational fields. Therefore, you'd have to have a great mass input before you could have a black hole of any size (in my mind :).
So, do particle colliders endanger the world, the solar system, and possibly the galaxy by creating whatever they create?
Thanks!
-Adam-S-
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Promises, can't reason, can't hide.
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Beaten, keep moving, keep close.
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Back in August, news was made about the dangers of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The gist was that this ion collider could very well create small black holes.
Is this a justified fear?
We're obviously still here, but as experiments increase all throughout the world, is there a risk of the creation of small black holes in particle collision? News sources ran with the story for a while, but I do not recall any serious resolution. Logic and high school physics tell me that it wouldn't be a threat, due to the rather small amount of mass involved. As far as I know, black holes are extremely small regions of insanely high mass, and are remnants of massive stars, not colliding ions. The reason they function is because of their immensity, and the corresponding strength of their gravitational fields. Therefore, you'd have to have a great mass input before you could have a black hole of any size (in my mind
So, do particle colliders endanger the world, the solar system, and possibly the galaxy by creating whatever they create?
Thanks!
-Adam-S-
"Perfect, your pictures, your lies.
Promises, can't reason, can't hide.
Cheated, I've seen it I know.
Beaten, keep moving, keep close.
I feel so, I feel so,
WHITEOUT, It's beaten, wasted, no, no."
~Whiteout - Pitch Shifter
