The end of the world, already ?

Question

The biggest ever science experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, should be operational this summer. Three years behind schedule and 30% over budget, the $8.7 billion LHC will collide protons together and lead ions next year, at colossal energies never before attempted -

and read this

Other events could overtake the LHC, the disaster scenarios, also in the realm of theories. If all goes well with startup, the planned collisions could produce, not the expected particles or nothing much, but far more dangerous phenomena. The production of micro black holes, strangelets, or magnetic monopoles could alter the fabric of space-time, If the effects build, trapped here by our planet's gravity in these stationary collision events, earth could be consumed by a black hole or transform into a lump of strange matter. In the worst case scenario, the LHC could produce a transition to a lower vacuum state. Eventually it would obliterate the Universe at light speed.

Who else is slightly worried here - ?

also heres the link if you want the hole story - theres much more to it - http://www.scientificblogging.com/big_science_gambles/countdown_to_the_large_hadron_collider

Answer 1

Are people really dumb enough to toy with the very fabric of reality? More importantly, do they have the know how to do so? Who knows. I'm guessing the scientists that will be there taking notes don't want to implode. It will be safe-ish, most likely. They do have self-preservation, after all.

Answer 2

...oh, i heard about that :/

there was a lot of panic about it on russian websites...it was meant to be tested in july...i think...was it late then?

...i'm not really that worried...even if everyone gets sucked into a hole, we will all die one day anyway...when the sun explodes :/

don't worry :)