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Old 03-29-2008, 06:53 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Court Asked To Stop Building Of Atom Smasher, Plaintiffs Fear It Will Create Black Hole That Will Suck Earth.

Redmond, WA (AHN) - Two residents of Hawaii have asked a district court in Honolulu to stop the Department of Energy and its partners from constructing a particle accelerator facility on the border between France and Switzerland.

Court Asked To Stop Building Of Atom Smasher, Plaintiffs Fear It Will Create Black Hole That Will Suck Earth | March 29, 2008 | AHN (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010473817 - broken link)
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Old 03-29-2008, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
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That is the greatest news article ever. And greatest lawsuit ever.

I really hope they win. Just for the pure fact that two residents will have had to out-smart some incredibly smart scientists.
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:59 PM
 
Location: Mississippi
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I've read about this particle smasher that's supposed to create "black holes". People freak out when they hear the word "black hole" but in all honesty, the black holes wouldn't even be seen with the naked eye. They'd be destroyed almost instantaneously and would have to have special "detectors" to even see it. No, they wouldn't envelop the Earth.
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Old 03-30-2008, 08:14 AM
 
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The world abounds with people who have no clue. There was a theory during the rise of Germany that when a V-2 punched through the upper atmosphere it would set off a chain reaction conflagration and envelope the world in flame.
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Old 03-30-2008, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Ocean Shores, WA
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There was a theory during the rise of Germany that when a V-2 punched through the upper atmosphere it would set off a chain reaction conflagration and envelope the world in flame.
Although not in exactly the way that was prophesied, wasn't that what happened?
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