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Science reporter at The Washington Post covering physics, history of science, and related topics.
In other words, any black hole created by the collider would be far too small to pose any risk to the planet.
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Mark Johnson, "How Oppenheimer weighed the odds of an atomic bomb test ending Earth," The Washington Post, July 22, 2023.
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The Large Hadron Collider poses no credible risk of destroying Earth by creating a microscopic black hole
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AI Verified The source context is directly about whether an atomic-bomb-test-style catastrophe could end Earth, so the collider-black-hole point is relevant to the LHC safety statement. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote states any black hole created by the collider would be far too small to pose risk, which matches the recorded for answer. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified against the Washington Post article dated July 22, 2023; the quote matches the source’s explanation that any collider-created black hole would be too small to pose a planetary risk. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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