Am I losing my marbles?

[VirtualTracy]

Originally Posted by Rhisiart

Ah! So I am not alone.

Anyhows, whether I am losing my marbles or not, it probably won't matter come 10th September when they turn on the Large Hadron Collider over at CERN.

Some scientists believe it will create a black hole that will swallow the earth whole.

If I can still hear my cuckoo clock on the 11th I know I'm safe.

Disaster averted by Apple!!! They somehow managed to harness the energy and convert it so that it is now harmless. See the new iTunes 8 Visualiser for the result!! Go Apple !!

[Rhisiart]

If I turn on the visualiser will I be in danger of being sucked into a black hole?

Apparently this is what it would be like to enter a black hole:

If you were caught by the pull of a black hole ..... your body [will stretch] until it snapped apart, first at its weakest point and then disintegrating rapidly from there as the tidal force became stronger than the chemical bonds holding your body together. You'd be reduced to a bunch of disconnected atoms. Those atoms would be stretched into a line and continue in a processional march.

Not very appealing, is it?

P.S. Courtesy of Slate Magazine.

[VirtualTracy]

Ahhh, then that explains the way I felt when I woke this morning ....

• Black Holes remind me of the British TV show "Balls Of Steel"
• The larger the Black Hole the colder they are, the smaller they are the hotter they are.
• Black Holes can evaporate.

[reed]

You know, I remember as a kid the offical US Government ads on TV concerning the possiblity of nuclear attack....from the Russkies. "In case of nuclear attack...."
This is the short checklist version:

"THIS IS NOT A TEST

-keep your radio on for all further information, this is not a test
-Seek your nearest shelter
-make sure you have water & food for five days
- take off all metal objects
-lay flat or put your head between your legs", etc. Then some guy added to the list as a joke years later:


"and then kiss your a*s goodbye!"

[macbri]

Originally Posted by Rhisiart

Apparently this is what it would be like to enter a black hole:

If you were caught by the pull of a black hole ..... your body [will stretch] until it snapped apart.....

Not very appealing, is it?

Sounds unpleasantly like being drunk

[fryke]

Drunk? I _am_ right this very moment! Hm. Not _that_ drunk, though. I'm currently using that Cuckoo thingie, though. My Mac's been gonging once an hour for a couple of days now.

[VirtualTracy]

GST: Greek Security Team

[Rhisiart]

Back to "Am I losing my marbles?".

If I was American I would vote for Obama this November. McCain would be better than Dubya (well wouldn't anyone?), but Obama has that JFK magic and I think he will make a great President.

What worries me is Sarah Palin. Not her politics, but the fact that I actually quite fancy her.



Is this definite proof that I have lost my marbles forever?