Monday, October 20, 2008

New(ish) poll: CERN Super-collider and you

Apparently, the Kiwis are a bit of a nervous lot. A poll conducted here last month said more than a quarter of New Zealanders were "moderately to very concerned" that the new European super-collider at CERN would create a mini-black hole that would suck in the planet. As if France wasn't bad enough...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4703183a11.html

The government is really pushing disaster preparedness of late, running adverts for people to put together disaster kits at home. What would such a kit need in the event of a black hole, I wonder? I will consult with the leading rocket scientists back in Los Alamos and get back to you, my astute readers...

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