Uh, End of the World?

[PhilDernerJr]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,418204,00.html

A British physicist has claimed he can explain the secrets of the Big Bang Theory, but his controversial experiment has scientists believing he could bring about the end of the world, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported.....

"Nothing will happen for at least four years," retired German Otto Rossler told the Mail. "Then someone will spot a light ray coming out of the Indian Ocean during the night and no one will be able to explain it."

WTF?!?

[LGA777]

Thanks for posting this Phil. I was in a pretty good mood until I read this. Hopefully the courts or goverment will at least delay this until more research can be done. I am know scientist (even though I get called a Rocket one sometimes at work) but this sounds pretty serious.

LGA777

[Midnight Mike]

Evans' ambitions, however, have brought widespread concern among scientists who say the experiment could create a shower of unstable black holes inside the Earth, and subsequently bring destruction to the planet.

Right :borat:

[T-Bird76]

Hey we all have to die sometime.... hehe Very interesting. Not sure what to think about it but it does sound like it has some credence to it.

[Midnight Mike]

Well before we die, at least they left us with a cool rap

[Matt Molnar]

Wow, reading that article you'd think there's a mad scientist on the loose who built this thing in his backyard without anyone knowing it. Terrible reporting and writing.

They're talking about the Large Hadron Collider, which is indeed a 17 mile tunnel built under the France/Switzerland border near Geneva. It's a collaborative effort between a bunch of countries, including the US, to study the effects of smashing protons into each other. It cost $4 billion to build, and it's scheduled to go online this week. Some people are concerned that the thing could create mini black holes, which would basically cause the planet to implode. A majority of scientists, however, think it should be perfectly safe.

[Midnight Mike]

Wow, reading that article you'd think there's a mad scientist on the loose who built this thing in his backyard without anyone knowing it. Terrible reporting and writing.

They're talking about the Large Hadron Collider, which is indeed a 17 mile tunnel built under the France/Switzerland border near Geneva. It's a collaborative effort between a bunch of countries, including the US, to study the effects of smashing protons into each other. It cost $4 billion to build, and it's scheduled to go online this week. Some people are concerned that the thing could create mini black holes, which would basically cause the planet to implode. A majority of scientists, however, think it should be perfectly safe.

Plus of course the story was covered in the Daily Mirror, not exactly a beacon of accurate news stories

Kind of the reason that I had a good chuckle.

Good part is that if something happens, we won't feel a thing.....

[Matt Molnar]

Good part is that if something happens, we won't feel a thing.....

Scariest outcome...what if the black hole isn't strong enough to destroy the planet, but just powerful enough to pull us all into France?! :cry:

[wunaladreamin]

Good part is that if something happens, we won't feel a thing.....

Scariest outcome...what if the black hole isn't strong enough to destroy the planet, but just powerful enough to pull us all into France?! :cry:

Start stocking up on febreeze.

[Tom_Turner]

I've been following this for quite some time.

Its not particularly comforting to know simply a "majority" of scientists don't believe there is significant danger (of world annihilation that is).

Modern Science is still searching for a unified field theory to make half of what they think they know fit the other half of what they think they know, but doesn't fit together currently.

Ultimately it could be experiments such as this, or the vast acquisition of uncontrolled or controllable knowledge that (routinely?) leads to the demise of intelligent life. Perhaps across the universe. Hence, no ETs...

Tom

[Gerard]

Sounds like an episode of "Eureka"!!!

[PhilDernerJr]

I feel the same way, Tom. Though perhaps far-fetched, our human technology is certainly advancing behind our ability to handle it. Imagine some schmuck pulls this off and then POOF, Earth is turned inside out in a second. It's been real, folks!