Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Black holes aren’t just for outer space anymore

When a friend sent me a link to this story, I thought it was an April Fool’s Day joke for nerds.  I was so certain it was a joke that I didn’t even bother stopping to check that the date on the story was April 1st.  When I finished reading the story, I was relieved it was a joke because I thought the subject matter was sort of spooky.  Imagine how I felt when I finally noticed that the article was real?

Not for the faint of heart or wild of imagination, here’s the tale of a science lab and their “black hole machine”:  a little particle accelerator which could create a pull stronger than gravity and suck us all into oblivion.  While it would make an exciting movie plot, I’m not too comfortable with the reality of the thing.  I suppose we have to take risks to make big gains, but I wish science didn’t have to risk me.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 04/16 at 07:24 AM
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