US EditionA Physicist Ran the Numbers on What Would Happen if a Tiny Black Hole Passed Through Your Body
Robert Scherrer modeled lethal shock waves from primordial black holes, setting new limits on their abundance as dark matter due to no observed human casualties.
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Here’s What Dying in a Primordial Black Hole Would Actually Look Like
Nothing makes me happier than when brilliant, highly educated people waste their intelligence trying to figure out answers to stupid hypothetical questions. For instance, if you ever wondered what would happen if a primordial black hole slammed into your body, never fear. Vanderbilt University physicist Robert Scherrer recently published a study attempting to answer that exact question that no one asked. First off, primordial black holes only ex…
Astrophysics is full of amazing scenarios, but some seem straight out of a science fiction novel. An American physicist recently assessed the consequences of a microscopic black hole penetrating into the human body. At first glance, the idea seems terrifying: this singularity, famous for swallowing stars and light, could destroy an organism instantly. Yet, the calculations ... Read more The article When a tiny black hole crosses the human body a…
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