"Hmmmm, perhaps I can top my hurricane generator with a black hole gun!"
Here's a reassuring article for a change. It was a nice counterpoint to David Brin's Earth; that one gave me the creeps! :-0
What does the statistical term "totally miniscule" mean? It doesn't seem to quite equal 0 does it?
I am not worried, I have Black Holes covered on my insurance policy :-)
Well if does, it would be Bush's fault
(/s)
I figured mini-blackholes would replace shredders.
In the '40s, physicists were taking wagers that the first atomic bomb would ignite the atmosphere. In the 50s, the concern was the first H-bomb would ignite the atmosphere. I got over both those worries. But now this!! OMG.
What I want is someone to explain time to me. For example, how can a photograph exist. What is the difference between something that happened to something that never happened as it relates to today? For a photograph to exist, wouldn`t it mean that there must be an existing past, a past that must constantly exist for that photo to remain? Say you take a photo of yourself on a polaroid...It spits out the picture and you can see what you looked like a few minutes ago. But how can that photo exist if the past is no longer in the here and now? If the past doesn`t exist then wouldn`t it be the same as if you never took a photo? Is time and space like flipping animation cards? Multiple universes being formed with every movement? Would this explain why when you come near the speed of light time slows down because you are nearer the last universe? Einstein said eventually mass will become infinite when it reaches the speed of light. Does this mean you cross over to a universe that has passed and you can go back in time? Spock Spock!! I dont know, I`ve taken too much LDS!
I love science as much as the next guy, but doesn't the fact that "planetary annihilation" is even possible sort of argue against such research at this time? [Especially if you're creating "one blackhole per second", which kinda increases those "miniscule" odds.]
Well, mebbe. But I'm still keeping the saucer in standby.
bump
1/100th the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
If they won't eat the planet, they're not black holes.
Soundgarden
"Black hole sun, won't you come
and wash the rain away
black hole sun, won't you come, won't you come..."
