Will the Europeans kills us all in 10 days time when the Large Hadron Collider gets switched on?

Question

In 10 days the Hadron Collider experiment in Geneva gets turned on, for scientists to smash sub-atomic particles together at over a trillion degrees cent (higher than any temp known in the universe). Opposing scientists have lodged legal challenge to the European Court for Human Rights because they fear the experiment could create mini black holes which could "tear the planet apart".

"It will fire atomic particles around its 17 mile circumference, 11,245 times every second before smashing them headlong into each other. The result will, for a split second, replicate the conditions that existed in the moments immediately after the birth of the universe, known as the Big Bang. In a space a billion times smaller than speck of dust, the collisions will create temps x100000 hotter than the centre of the sun."

Answer 1

instead, ask how many barrels of oil (equivalent energy) are consumed each time the collider is 'pulsed' (including magnet energy and analysis electronics)

Clearly, they can not afford to turn it on at current oil prices, so we're safe at least until Obama takes office and oil prices immediately fall to a market-supported $5/barrel.

but then we're doomed.

Answer 2

No, LHC is an international collaboration :-)

Don't worry too much about destroying the earth. A "blue ribbon panel of experts" was commissioned to reassure everyone that this would not happen. They used false logic like "If it could destroy the earth we probably wouldn't be here now because of similar natural collisions in the past". I mean, what does non-unity odds of us being here even mean? Their arguments were nonetheless very persuasive and a judge has dismissed remaining doubters' concerns based on legal technicalities such as jurisdiction and an expired deadline for public review. Besides, if it did destroy the earth, it would probably happen too fast for you to even notice it. So, like I said, don't worry.