It is now 03:00 at the border between Switzerland and France. The scientist yawns and scratches his eyes, with tired eyes and hands he tries to reach the switch in order to complete a hard day’s work. He eventually reaches it, but when he flips the switch, the lights in the lab are still on. What happened? Did he hit the wrong switch? Suddenly, he hears the sound of the Large Hadron Collider starting up and everything around him begins to fall apart. It’s too late to escape, and the scientist disappears into the absolute darkness of the unknown. You just unknowingly created a black hole that will destroy the Earth.
We have probably seen more than one story with a similar beginning; or some YouTube video that puts us in a similar situation. Now, thanks to the first photograph of a black hole at the center of our galaxy, that question has resurfaced. These scenarios, of course, belong to the world of science fiction. However, what if they weren’t? Is it possible to create a black hole that will destroy the planet and everything that lives on it?
The answer, like everything related to science, is not absolute. And that’s why we’re here tonight to meet What are the chances that you will encounter a similar scenario? while your time on Earth is running.
Similar question 80 years ago
This is not the first time someone has asked this question. In fact, in the 1940s, some physicists working on the atomic bomb discussed the enormous danger of detonation of such a device. One of the most frequently asked questions was whether the explosion of such a device could set fire to the entire atmosphere of the Earth and destroy all life on the planet.
In their work as scientists, the group intended to bring together calculations and reports. The results showed that the possibility of holding an event of this style it was so small that it could not be considered a problem. However, this did not stop the press from generating tabloid articles about it.
Of course, history tends to repeat itself. In this case, however, we find stories that guarantee that One day we may wake up in a dark void black hole. There are many reasons, from evil sects who want to destroy the world, to a miss in the Large Hadron Collider. And the fact is, if there is one thing that humanity likes, it is to imagine its end in a thousand different ways.
Large Hadron Collider and laboratory black holes
Since he started working in 2008, some people from the scientific community and other curious wondered if it could open microscopic black holes. After it ignites POT launched a report in which they directly attacked the sensational news that claimed that turning on the Large Hadron Collider would be the end of the Earth and humanity.
“Turning on the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world near Geneva, Switzerland, did not result in the creation of a microscopic black hole. And this black hole didn’t begin to rapidly suck in the surrounding matter faster and faster until it swallowed the entire Earth, as the tabloids suggested.”
POT
However, opportunities that the Large Hadron Collider creates microscopic black holes they are not null. It is not known for sure whether this will happen or not, but if it does, it will show that microscopic black holes are more common than expected.
In addition, according to a journal article Forbes published in 2016, Many microscopic black holes probably already exist everywhere. They also indicate that we are already in greater danger than the Large Hadron Collider could pose today.
“These black holes, if they exist, would bombard the Earth (and all planets) throughout the history of our solar system, as well as the sun, and there is absolutely no evidence that any body in our solar system has become a black hole or was taken by one of them.
Forbes
General consensus
The current theory shows that there is no reason to fear the existence of black holes on the ground. However, the chances that people will create a laboratory with dangerous consequences, by the way, are still greater than zero; that is, it is not impossible.
In addition, it is assumed that the Large Hadron Collider it does not have the necessary power to create a black hole which is dangerous for humanity. Of course, with a bigger and more powerful one, those probabilities are likely to grow exponentially.
As they mention in next network, first there had to be a collider with enough power to create a black hole, and then a group of scientists who would kill it to provoke it. “It’s hard to imagine something like this happening on our relatively small planet, but it’s not impossible,” they conclude.
The aforementioned medium explains that perhaps one of the ways to suffer such an outcome this is due to the chain reaction of cold fusion. This will cause a kind of mini-Big Bangs on our planet. Keep in mind, cold fusion is still hypothetical, so it may not necessarily be dangerous, and it is even more difficult to predict that its discovery will lead to the destruction of the entire galaxy.
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