[kj] Black Hole Chaos
Jerry Butson
jerry at fleamusic.com
Wed May 2 06:17:48 EDT 2007
Or Jaz Coleman's "Underworld"...they're virtually the same thing
On 02/05/07, Phillipps Marc <Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk> wrote:
>
> >PS - you bastard, I now have Europe's 'The Final Countdown' stuck in my
> >head!
>
> "Were heading for Venus and still we stand tall
> Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all"
>
> Worst lines ever committed to vinyl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uncle bennys magical bra factory [mailto:fatpotanga at gmail.com<fatpotanga at gmail.com>
> ]
> Sent: 02 May 2007 10:27
> To: The Gathering
> Subject: Re: [kj] Black Hole Chaos
>
> It was on TV last night.
>
> Was quite interesting.
> I missed a good chunk of it some I'm probably missing something
> fundamental
> out or have all this completely wrong but basically ... (switch off now if
> potanga-mangled science bores you)
>
> The famous E = MC2 (Energy = Mass x the speed of light squared) shows that
> mass & energy are the same thing.
> Anything with mass contains a huge amount of energy & conversely massive
> amounts of energy can create mass.
> As Bill Bryson put it rather nicely in his brilliantly pleb proof, simple
> to
> understand 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' (which I highly
> recommend)
> "... if you are an average-sized adult you will contain within your
> frame...
> enough energy to explode with the force of 30 very large hydrogen bombs,
> assuming you knew how to liberate it & really wanted to make a point"
>
> We know all the sub atomic particles that make up everything, but not the
> glue that holds these bits together - that binds these little bits into
> solid, tangible things. In finding out they'll discover more of how the
> universe was made.
> Like this guy said on the TV, "It's too complicated to fathom out now, the
> easiest way is to go back to the beginning & look at it"
> So they're re-creating a mini 'big bang'
>
> This thing they're building is 7 times more powerful that the biggest,
> erm,
> thingy machine (those things they fire atoms round tracks with) we have
> today which is 6 km in diameter
> (Hosannas! I remembered the name of the thingy - particle accelerator! )
> in the hope that they will find the glue they've been theorising about.
> One side affect of this massive release of energy is the possibility of
> creating a black hole.
> They were saying that if it does create a black hole it will disappear as
> soon as it materialises. Phew!
> Thank god scientists are never wrong...
>
> > Perhaps the final countdown has just begun...
>
> PS - you bastard, I now have Europe's 'The Final Countdown' stuck in my
> head!
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2/5/07 09:48, "Darth E. Vader" wrote:
>
> > Anyone else seen the news story about the Black Hole
> > reactor on the Swiss French border which might destroy
> > the world when it is activated in November?
> >
> > Perhaps the final countdown has just begun...
>
> --
>
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