Re: CERN Atom Smasher May End the World

On 2008-04-15, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I don't know enough about the theory to make an educated guess about
> numbers, but wouldn't the cores of large stars be large and dense
> enough to slow down micro black holes moving at a significant speed?

I'd guess not.  Gravitational interaction is *incredibly* weak.

Of course, that also means that even a slow micro black hole should
not be dangerous even if it doesn't decay.  The timescale for ramping
up to macroscopic size should be as near to eternity as makes no
difference.


- Tim