German chemistry professor Otto Rössler of the University of of Tübingen thinks that it is "quite plausible" the world will end -- once the European laboratory for particle physics (Cern) in Geneva switches on its Large Hadron Collider the day after tomorrow.Read full story at The Guardian.
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Will the world end on Wednesday?
Mon, 09/08/2008 - 14:13 - NLN
Rössler argues that the mini black holes the Cern atom-smasher creates "will survive and grow exponentially and eat the planet from the inside." He is so convinced that he has filed an EU court lawsuit alleging that the project violates the right to life guaranteed under the European Convention of Human Rights.
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