Comments on: What Would Happen if a Small Black Hole Hit the Earth? http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/ Space and astronomy news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joel S http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-57798 Joel S Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:21:12 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-57798 Sorry a 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000164 chance of hitting earth. Sorry a 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000164 chance of hitting earth.

]]> By: Joel S http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-57797 Joel S Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:19:17 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-57797 Also the theory of black holes shouldn't be scaring anyone. Black holes have about a 0.00000000164 cahnce of hitting earth. It's practically impossible for us to come across something as catastrophic as a black hole. I hope one day we will advance enough to one day see a black hole. Also the theory of black holes shouldn't be scaring anyone. Black holes have about a 0.00000000164 cahnce of hitting earth. It's practically impossible for us to come across something as catastrophic as a black hole. I hope one day we will advance enough to one day see a black hole.

]]> By: Joel S http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-57796 Joel S Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:13:37 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-57796 Who was the first to come up with the theory about black holes? Who was the first to come up with the theory about black holes?

]]> By: Tom http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-55711 Tom Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:38:04 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-55711 LOL I think it will be so cool hahaha!!!!!!!!1 LOL

I think it will be so cool

hahaha!!!!!!!!1

]]> By: Soron http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-31860 Soron Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:02:58 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-31860 Well lets say if a blackhole it earth there would be nothing left. Blackhole is a wrong name I may be wrong but some people believe that blackholes are compressed matter like a compressed star. And if a star large enough to become a blackhole hit earth....XD (um the idea of compressed matter is a theory most likely true but not 99% proven.) The matters not lost!!!!! :) though it becomes light -_- Well lets say if a blackhole it earth there would be nothing left.
Blackhole is a wrong name I may be wrong but some people believe that blackholes are compressed matter like a compressed star.
And if a star large enough to become a blackhole hit earth….XD

(um the idea of compressed matter is a theory most likely true but not 99% proven.)
The matters not lost!!!!! :) though it becomes light -_-

]]> By: JTankers http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-26890 JTankers Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:36:48 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-26890 Do you know what you get when you mix high energy colliders with Professor Otto Rossler?s charged micro black hole theory? Answer: a golf ball (in 50 months to 50 years...) http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.20min.ch%2Fnews%2Fwissen%2Fstory%2F24668213&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=de&tl=en Do you know what you get when you mix high energy colliders with Professor Otto Rossler?s charged micro black hole theory?

Answer: a golf ball (in 50 months to 50 years…)

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.20min.ch%2Fnews%2Fwissen%2Fstory%2F24668213&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=de&tl=en

]]> By: Lilly http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-25424 Lilly Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:26:05 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-25424 IF a bunch of micro black holes were created by the Large Hadron Collider, and they became trapped in our atmosphere, some might get the impression that the "Rapture" had occurred, when it did not, IF the micro black holes, of undetermined size were the reason that a large number of people randomly go missing. FYI, Mr. Hawking, though I admire his work, is not infallible. IF a bunch of micro black holes were created by the
Large Hadron Collider, and they became trapped in
our atmosphere, some might get the impression that
the "Rapture" had occurred, when it did not, IF the
micro black holes, of undetermined size were the
reason that a large number of people randomly
go missing. FYI, Mr. Hawking, though I admire
his work, is not infallible.

]]> By: Banoon http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-22948 Banoon Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:11:28 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-22948 I know it's stupid, but I am honestly scared of these black holes @_@ I know it's stupid, but I am honestly scared of these black holes @_@

]]> By: toodle-pip http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-3/#comment-17209 toodle-pip Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:27:44 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-17209 hi people hi people

]]> By: Bob http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-14032 Bob Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:38:10 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-14032 Back to the issue at hand. If the Earth was "hit": by a pbh it would go unoticed. It is theoreticaly possible ( not very probabe) it could pass through and not hit a single piece of mater. And any matter it did come into contact with would be swallowed up on it's way through. Radiation left behind would be so slight as to be almost undectectible by anything we have today. And given it's speed it could not be "captured" by the gavity of the Earth. Back to the issue at hand. If the Earth was "hit": by a pbh it would go unoticed. It is theoreticaly possible ( not very probabe) it could pass through and not hit a single piece of mater. And any matter it did come into contact with would be swallowed up on it's way through. Radiation left behind would be so slight as to be almost undectectible by anything we have today. And given it's speed it could not be "captured" by the gavity of the Earth.

]]> By: nicky nichols http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13875 nicky nichols Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:19:26 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13875 To: Rev, Your remarks above would appear to constitute disability hate speech. As an ordinary member of the public, I take great exception to this. It is my fullest intention to bring this matter to the direct attention of the authority which is most likely to be concerned. From: Nicky Nichols To: Rev,

Your remarks above would appear to constitute disability hate speech.

As an ordinary member of the public, I take great exception to this.

It is my fullest intention to bring this matter to the direct attention of the authority which is most likely to be concerned.

From: Nicky Nichols

]]> By: Crissysdad http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13827 Crissysdad Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:57:23 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13827 I love this site! The comments here hace given me at least 3 SF books to read, and no one even mentioned Robert L. Forward's Dragon's Egg, in which, one of the heroes (all of Forward's heroes are scientists) is trying to prove the existance of a previously unknown, in the book, FIFTH PBH orbiting within the Sun. Maybe the PBH's that hit earth in the early 90's are drunk-driving Cheela! Think Daffy Duck in 'Duck Dodgers In The 24th and a 1/2 Century' saying "I had the silly thing in reverse'. I love this site! The comments here hace given me at least 3 SF books to read, and no one even mentioned Robert L. Forward's Dragon's Egg, in which, one of the heroes (all of Forward's heroes are scientists) is trying to prove the existance of a previously unknown, in the book, FIFTH PBH orbiting within the Sun.
Maybe the PBH's that hit earth in the early 90's are drunk-driving Cheela! Think Daffy Duck in 'Duck Dodgers In The 24th and a 1/2 Century' saying "I had the silly thing in reverse'.

]]> By: Phan An http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13600 Phan An Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:07:58 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13600 "And he can stand , but not on his legs like you do, he do on his brain ." Sounds like you may have been standing on your brain for too long. Yes, Alex , I like to stand on my brain, but unfortunately I'm not smart enough to do that. Sven Gudenboiker, you are right. But I don't know weather those people have any interests in theoritical physics ? If they do , why do not they have any daring in thinking instead of having lots of fears. People shouldn't think theoritical physics is the wonderland of Alice or a hell of the world. It's just the wonderland of theoritical physicists where if you decide to take part in, you have to follow their rules. "And he can stand , but not on his legs like you do, he do on his brain ."
Sounds like you may have been standing on your brain for too long.
Yes, Alex , I like to stand on my brain, but unfortunately I'm not smart enough to do that.
Sven Gudenboiker, you are right. But I don't know weather those people have any interests in theoritical physics ? If they do , why do not they have any daring in thinking instead of having lots of fears. People shouldn't think theoritical physics is the wonderland of Alice or a hell of the world. It's just the wonderland of theoritical physicists where if you decide to take part in, you have to follow their rules.

]]> By: DavidG http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13128 DavidG Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:20:14 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13128 I recall reports from 2002 about research looking into earthquakes. The reports indicated two events around 1993 that were from small fast moving dense objects passing through the earth. My recollection was tiny black holes but the only articles (search on "cosmic missiles") I can find now indicate stranglets. I've never heard followup on this and wondered what came of it. I recall reports from 2002 about research looking into earthquakes. The reports indicated two events around 1993 that were from small fast moving dense objects passing through the earth. My recollection was tiny black holes but the only articles (search on "cosmic missiles") I can find now indicate stranglets.

I've never heard followup on this and wondered what came of it.

]]> By: John Mendenhall http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13127 John Mendenhall Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:19:36 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13127 There is a lot about this on other BAUT threads. Essentially, nothing much happens, even if the black hole goes into orbit inside the Earth. The Schwarzchild radius of the black hole is too small to interact with much of anything. Yet another counter-intuitive aspect of GR. There is a lot about this on other BAUT threads. Essentially, nothing much happens, even if the black hole goes into orbit inside the Earth. The Schwarzchild radius of the black hole is too small to interact with much of anything.

Yet another counter-intuitive aspect of GR.

]]> By: Alex http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13116 Alex Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:35:13 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13116 "And he can stand , but not on his legs like you do, he do on his brain ." Sounds like you may have been standing on your brain for too long : ) "And he can stand , but not on his legs like you do, he do on his brain ."

Sounds like you may have been standing on your brain for too long : )

]]> By: DavidG http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13084 DavidG Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:57:03 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13084 A few years ago I saw some articles about a possible strangelet-Earth encounter. My memory is rusty because I thought it had been a fast moving microscopic black hole. I also thought it was more widely reported. The only reference I can find now is "Earth Punctured By Tiny Cosmic Missles" @ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/682006/posts I have no idea what if anything came of this. Or if it is still a viable theory? Does anyone know? A few years ago I saw some articles about a possible strangelet-Earth encounter. My memory is rusty because I thought it had been a fast moving microscopic black hole. I also thought it was more widely reported.

The only reference I can find now is "Earth Punctured By Tiny Cosmic Missles" @ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/682006/posts

I have no idea what if anything came of this. Or if it is still a viable theory?

Does anyone know?

]]> By: JUAN http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13044 JUAN Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:04:58 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13044 if if if if if if if everithing its a "if" if if if if if if if everithing its a "if"

]]> By: Dark Gnat http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13031 Dark Gnat Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:41:23 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13031 I sometimes wonder if black holes are lodged in some peoples' skulls. :D BobLakewood: I think the "radius" does refer to the Event Horizon. I sometimes wonder if black holes are lodged in some peoples' skulls. :D

BobLakewood: I think the "radius" does refer to the Event Horizon.

]]> By: Daniel Hazelton Waters http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-13018 Daniel Hazelton Waters Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:32:02 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-13018 What if little black holes pop in and out of existence everywhere in the quantum foam. what if soon we will harvest them and create infinite computer power. Time travel with information and communication with alternate realities. What if little black holes pop in and out of existence everywhere in the quantum foam. what if soon we will harvest them and create infinite computer power. Time travel with information and communication with alternate realities.

]]> By: Colonel Slade http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-12997 Colonel Slade Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:10:12 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-12997 Yo, Sven, he prefers to be called Charles--not Chuckie. If were the man I was five decades ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER TO THIS PLACE! Yo, Sven, he prefers to be called Charles–not Chuckie. If were the man I was five decades ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER TO THIS PLACE!

]]> By: Sven Gudenboiker http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-12982 Sven Gudenboiker Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:47:22 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-12982 Yo! Chuckie Dude! It has taken us 100 years to START proving a lot of Einsteins predictions correct. How can you say Hawking is out of main stream because we can't prove him wrong or right - RIGHT NOW??? Einstein was rarely wrong so we need people like Stevie boy! It takes guts to predict anything new knowing the entire scientific community is going to attack your work . Yo! Chuckie Dude!

It has taken us 100 years to START proving a lot of Einsteins predictions correct. How can you say Hawking is out of main stream because we can't prove him wrong or right – RIGHT NOW???

Einstein was rarely wrong so we need people like Stevie boy! It takes guts to predict anything new
knowing the entire scientific community is going to attack your work .

]]> By: anonymous http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-12980 anonymous Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:58:25 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-12980 I recall seeing this in a couple of places and never saw a followup. Something about stranglets passing through the earth in 1993. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/682006/posts Does anyone know if there is anything to this? I recall seeing this in a couple of places and never saw a followup. Something about stranglets passing through the earth in 1993.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/682006/posts

Does anyone know if there is anything to this?

]]> By: BobLakewood http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-12966 BobLakewood Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:15:15 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-12966 "...one with the mass of the Earth and the radius of a golf ball…?" I thought that black holes were singularities. If so, why would the above mentioned black hole have the "radius of a golf ball"? Unless this defines the radius of its event horizon? "…one with the mass of the Earth and the radius of a golf ball…?"

I thought that black holes were singularities. If so, why would the above mentioned black hole have the "radius of a golf ball"? Unless this defines the radius of its event horizon?

]]> By: old man http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/comment-page-2/#comment-12957 old man Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:07:05 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/17/what-would-happen-if-a-small-black-hole-hit-the-earth/#comment-12957 What are the odds of me typing "Hamlet" while copying it from the actual play? What are the odds of me typing "Hamlet" while copying it from the actual play?

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