Girl Commits Suicide Over LHC Fears...

[calpoon]

Only she can answer that question, I think.

My thoughts on what could've been her mental state, worrying about:

there's an astrophysicist that wrote a book all about what he figured that would be like. it's called, appropriately enough, Death by Black Hole.

 

[don_equis]

http://www.uberreview.com/2008/09/indian-teen-commits-suicide-over-lhc-fears.htm

I hate to be "that guy", but...really? Of all the shit to worry about, she chose this? :dunno:

Sucks for her family and friends though.

You still got some people that still live in cave man phobia. Is that thing went out of control and created black holes wouldn't the world had ended in 9 minutes or faster? probably would not even feel a thing.

 

[Torre82]

there's an astrophysicist that wrote a book all about what he figured that would be like. it's called, appropriately enough, Death by Black Hole.

You leave my ex girlfriend outta this!

:bananner:

 

[Becks...poamr]

I think she was very foolish.

Oh, well. That was her choice.

 

[tunsty]

All of this Black Hole / LHC business is crap anyway.


My knowledge of the subject doesn't go much beyond wikipedia or science tv programmes.. but, black holes are created by large stars, which collapse in on themselves - thereby creating a huge gravitational pull.
They are NOT made in laboratories, atom colliders or my garden shed.

Those people who are spreading this idea of black holes, are the same ignorant numbskulls who thought that the Y2K bug would end the world and that we are due for an Asteroid impact, Plague, Nuclear war, Mayan 2012 prophecy, Satan world takeover, Second coming, Decent Spurs back four... etc :2 cents:


Mind you, even the scientists aren't safe.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/09/05/scilhc105.xml

 

[Torre82]

Those people who are spreading this idea of black holes, are the same ignorant numbskulls who thought that the Y2K bug would end the world and that we are due for an Asteroid impact, Plague, Nuclear war, Mayan 2012 prophecy, Satan world takeover, Second coming, Decent Spurs back four... etc :2 cents:

::flashes a big smile::

I'd like to hear what Lovejoy has to say about this. :eyeso:

 

[LBP 76]

She killed herself because she was mentally defective or this story is bogus.
I think it is probably an exaggeration.

 

[maildude]

People were jumping off buildings during Orson Welles' broadcast. It's a sad and unfortunate outcome of panic caused by the media.

 

[efeezy]

All of this Black Hole / LHC business is crap anyway.

Those people who are spreading this idea of black holes, are the same ignorant numbskulls who thought that the Y2K bug would end the world and that we are due for an Asteroid impact, Plague, Nuclear war, Mayan 2012 prophecy, Satan world takeover, Second coming, Decent Spurs back four... etc :2 cents:

You forgot "Sea Monsters in the Ocean", "Bigfoot", "Nessy", "Chupacabra", & "the Cookie Monster"...

 

[tunsty]

End of the world - Delayed again

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7626256.stm

Great..
I can at least enjoy a good Halloween/Bonfire night.
Christmas still unlikely though..

 

[Fresno]

I think she was very foolish.

Oh, well. That was her choice.

I think she was very foolish too.

But it's always sad when someone takes they're own live, no mater how dumb the reason!

 

[BPenny]

At 16? I think I'd get drunk and have sex instead. Go with a bang one way or another...

 

[Some-Guy]

i'm afraid of Americans......