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Scientists Create Pocket-Sized Black Hole

Posted October 16, 2009 8:09 AM

From Neatorama:

Researchers Qiang Chen and Tie Jun Cui of Southeast University in Nanjing, China created a device that partially simulates the effects (to a limited scale) of a black hole.

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Re: Scientists Create Pocket-Sized Black Hole

10/17/2009 2:53 AM

Ohhhhhhh, great!!! The end of the world as we know it. The whole planet is going to get sucked in!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Scientists Create Pocket-Sized Black Hole

10/19/2009 6:38 AM

Not to worry. We'll come out on the other side just fine.

Unless...the other side is New Jersey. Then you can panic.
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10/19/2009 12:02 PM

?yesreJ weN htiw gnorw stahw oS

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10/19/2009 9:02 AM

Big deal, ACME has been selling those things for years. The coyote never could get the roadrunner into one though.
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