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Comment by James Felton

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IFLScience senior staff writer covering science and space.
Any microscopic black holes the LHC might produce would collapse almost instantly and could not engulf Earth.
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Another possibility is that the LHC could produce (extremely) temporary and (incredibly) miniature black holes. ... they are not anything that will engulf the planet, and would collapse in on themselves in about 10 -27 seconds.
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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 IFLScience says any microscopic black holes would collapse almost instantly and not engulf the planet, which directly supports the statement's safety claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified IFLScience says any microscopic black holes would collapse almost instantly and could not engulf Earth, so the recorded answer 'for' matches the author's position. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified IFLScience says microscopic black holes at the LHC would not engulf the planet and would collapse in about 10^-27 seconds, matching the quote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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