Is the LHC going to create a micro black hole that grows exponentially and eats the planet?
Short answer: No. Everything we know about the Standard Model says there isn’t enough energy to create a black hole. There are some theories that might allow for it, but EVEN IF micro black holes were created, Hawking radiation would cause them to decay before anything bad would go down. But Hawking radiation, which physicists are really pretty sure exists, hasn’t been directly observed. But EVEN IF Hawking radiation doesn’t exist, the micro black holes won’t have enough energy to eat up any notable amount of matter. Beyond that, if these micro black holes had the ability to eat the planet, they would have by now. Cosmic rays collide with the Earth’s atmosphere all the time, and with more energy than the LHC collisions. In fact, 3*10^22 cosmic rays with energy equal to or greater than that of the LHC have struck Earth since it’s formation. That’s equal to over 100,000 LHC experiments, and we’re still here. So unless everything we know is wrong, we’re going to be fine. Really short answ
