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Could we actually create a black hole on Earth? If you love learning about science as much as I do, head to http://brilliant.org/astrum to learn for free for a full 30 days. You'll also receive 20% off a premium annual subscription, giving you unlimited access to everything on Brilliant. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ When CERN switched on the Large Hadron Collider in 2008, global panic ensued. Headlines warned this machine had the power to create a black hole that could endanger the Earth. But could CERN really create a black hole? And if they did, what would actually happen? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 Could CERN Create a Black Hole? 3:09 The LHC Panic 6:53 Is the LHC Powerful Enough? 11:34 Are We In Danger? 14:15 The Worst-Case Scenario 18:52 Cosmic Radiation ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Will CERN generate a black hole?”, via cern.ch https://astrumspace.info/cern_blackhole “The day the world didn’t end”, via phys.org https://astrumspace.info/world_end “Facts and figures about the Large Hadron Collider”, via cern.ch https://astrumspace.info/lhcfacts “Safety of the Large Hadron Collider”, via cern.ch https://astrumspace.info/lhcsafety “The end of the world is not nigh”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/cern_end “Black hole formation” via libretexts.org https://astrumspace.info/bh_formation “Paper on Ultra-relativistic particle collisions”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/ultrarelativistic “Extra dimensions, gravitons, and tiny black holes at CERN”, via cern.ch https://astrumspace.info/extradimensions “Hawking radiation in Black Holes”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/hawkingradiation “A black hole atom”, via medium.com https://astrumspace.info/blackholeatom ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Jon McColgan Video Editor: Eduardo Solórzano Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Manager: Raquel Taylor Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #Astrum #Space #BlackHole #CERN