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Old September 9th 08, 08:50 PM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.space.history
Angelocracy
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My question is, and this maybe a stupid question but, can you nuke a
black hole.

What if the Hadron Collider makes a very tiny black hole, and it
starts to grow. would a nuke stop it? nuke Geneva, Switzerland.?
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Old September 9th 08, 08:53 PM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.space.history
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Angelocracy wrote:

My question is, and this maybe a stupid question but, can you nuke a
black hole.

What if the Hadron Collider makes a very tiny black hole, and it
starts to grow. would a nuke stop it? nuke Geneva, Switzerland.?


From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7598996.stm

"I am in fact immensely irritated by the conspiracy theorists who spread
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symptomatic of a larger mistrust in science, particularly in the US,
which includes intelligent design amongst other things.
The only serious issue is why so many people who don't have the time or
inclination to discover for themselves why this stuff is total crap have
to be exposed to the opinions of these half-wits."


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Old September 9th 08, 08:54 PM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.space.history
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On Sep 9, 12:50*pm, Angelocracy wrote:
My question is, and this maybe a stupid question but, can you nuke a
black hole.

What if the Hadron * *Collider makes a very tiny black hole, and it
starts to grow. *would a nuke stop it? nuke Geneva, Switzerland.?


Indeed, that would be a possible back up plan, but I cannot continue
in life without Swiss Chocolate, so I say nay.

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Old September 9th 08, 09:29 PM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.space.history
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On Sep 10, 5:50*am, Angelocracy wrote:
My question is, and this maybe a stupid question but, can you nuke a
black hole.

What if the Hadron * *Collider makes a very tiny black hole, and it
starts to grow. *would a nuke stop it? nuke Geneva, Switzerland.?

lernanoy

The answer to the Superstitious notion is very similar to the concerns
felt when a nuclear bomb first went off, would it cause a chain
reaction blowing us to kingdom come whatever that is?
Or is it a Question, almost tailor made for Frank Wheen when he wrote
How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered the world?
LB

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Old September 9th 08, 09:58 PM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics,sci.space.history
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Angelocracy wrote:

My question is, and this maybe a stupid question but, can you nuke a
black hole.


Sure you can.

Just toss the nuke into the black hole and consider it nuked.

What if the Hadron Collider makes a very tiny black hole, and it
starts to grow. would a nuke stop it? nuke Geneva, Switzerland.?


No.
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Old September 9th 08, 10:43 PM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.space.history
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Dear Angelocracy:

On Sep 9, 12:50*pm, Angelocracy wrote:
My question is, and this maybe a stupid question
but, can you nuke a black hole.


Yes. It will either be consumed in entirety, or some stuff may
escape.

What if the Hadron Collider makes a very tiny
black hole,


It will.

and it starts to grow.


It can't. Ine less time that it would take these seed particles to go
more than a few meters, they have already been seen to evaporate.
They are only going to make slightly cooler ones.

*would a nuke stop it? nuke Geneva,
Switzerland.?


Will a hurricane stop the collapse of positronium? No. The only way
it will stop the LHC is if you bomb Switzerland before tomorrow.

David A. Smith
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Old September 9th 08, 11:53 PM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.space.history
Damon Hill[_3_]
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Angelocracy wrote in

ps.com:

My question is, and this maybe a stupid question but, can
you nuke a black hole.

What if the Hadron Collider makes a very tiny black
hole, and it starts to grow. would a nuke stop it? nuke
Geneva, Switzerland.?


There's your clue; it will be a very tiny black hole, vastly
smaller than an electron and too tiny to injest matter because
it's total mass will be that of a few subatomic particles. It
can't grow to begin with.

The question here is how much mass will be required to create
a singularity that CAN grow, however slowly.

Attempting to 'nuke' tiny black holes will just blow them around
a little.

--Damon
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Old September 10th 08, 01:57 AM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.space.history
Scott M. Kozel[_2_]
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Angelocracy wrote:

My question is, and this maybe a stupid question but, can you nuke a
black hole.

What if the Hadron Collider makes a very tiny black hole, and it
starts to grow. *would a nuke stop it? nuke Geneva, Switzerland.?


Will a nuke stop a hurricane ?

Or would it merely produce a radiocative hurricane ?

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Old September 10th 08, 03:13 AM posted to alt.prophecies.nostradamus,sci.space.policy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.space.history
Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)
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"Angelocracy" wrote in message
...
My question is, and this maybe a stupid question but, can you nuke a
black hole.

What if the Hadron Collider makes a very tiny black hole, and it
starts to grow. would a nuke stop it? nuke Geneva, Switzerland.?


Firstly, the odds of it forming a stable black hole that doesn't evaporate
faster than you can say Hawking Radiation is probably about the same as all
the air molecules in your room spontenaously all moving to the left side of
the room.

And if something like that DID happen... the last thing you'd want to do is
add more energy like that.




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Greg Moore
Ask me about lily, an RPI based CMC.


 




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