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Comment by Ethan Siegel

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Astrophysicist and science writer who publishes Starts With A Bang! on Medium and Big Think.
Just as we knew that a common fear from 2008, that "the LHC could create black holes that destroy the Earth," was unfounded, we also know that any particle physics experiment we perform on Earth won't give rise to any of those dire consequences that we can dream up at all. The Universe, as well as Earth, remains safe from any current or planned particle accelerators.
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Ethan Siegel, "No, particle physics colliders cannot ever destroy the Universe," Big Think, March 5, 2026.
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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 quote directly argues that current and planned particle accelerators cannot produce the feared catastrophic outcome, which is on-topic for the Earth-destruction statement. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says collider black holes and other dire consequences are unfounded and that the Universe and Earth remain safe, which supports the recorded for answer. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified against the Big Think article by Ethan Siegel on March 5, 2026; the quote matches the source and attribution to Siegel is consistent. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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