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Man-made star to unlock cosmic secrets

by Mike Wright
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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Man-made star to unlock cosmic secrets

Well lets hope it works and doesn't blow a fuse like the LHC did

Very interesting big science going on here from many viewpoints.
  • Profile picture of the author Star69
    Cool, mankind and his fallible wisdom at work again.

    So what will they do when they end up with a Three-Mile-Island of fusionable material completely out of control? Grab the fire extinguisher?

    Cripes! We're doomed.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    When I saw this title I thought I was going to be selling copies of my ebook to people who were afraid of the skin damage. Heavy sigh. LOL

    So what form would a star that mass take on when it burns out? Too small for a black hole isn't it? Wouldn't it just turn to more or less a lump of carbon? How much space would an accidental blast..nova...effect if they mess up?
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  • Profile picture of the author John M Kane
    Hmmm, Pandora's Box just popped into my knoggin
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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by John M Kane View Post

      Hmmm, Pandora's Box just popped into my knoggin
      Funny - I get that pic every time someone says the word "Congress". Only in my vision the top isn't just off, it's smashed to smithereens.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patoo
    Well, yeah I think its a good idea but as heysal said, I bet it would make at least a mile big crater
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