4 ms·
My favourite part of that experiment was that they believed there to be a non-zero chance that it would trigger an uncontrollable reaction that would ignite the
by seldo 16y ago
My favourite part of that experiment was that they believed there to be a non-zero chance that it would trigger an uncontrollable reaction that would ignite the atmosphere and end the whole world but did it anyway.
- DilipJ 16y agoCrazy, isn't it? But I guess they felt the risk was worth it. I assume that's how the scientists working on the LHC feel.
- devinj 16y agoNah, the LHC dudes think there's an actual zero risk. The LHC doesn't produce collisions of any magnitude greater than collisions that occur in the upper atmosphere (from what I understand). That was the ultimate debunk of things like the whole "microscopic black hole will eat the earth" thing.
- grinich 16y agoThe black hole would evaporate so quickly it wouldn't be able to pull in any matter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawking_radiation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawking_radiation
- rbanffy 16y agoCome on... There is a non- zero chance of me turning into a potato too and that hasn't happ