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	Ain't Science Grand?

MatchesMalone

6-19-2008 3:16 PM

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black holes, science, madness

MatchesMalone says:

It follows that they have a very unique definition of risk. They've also never read any science fiction about the dangers of creating microscopic black holes.... It also follows that no one knows who they are....

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6-19-2008 3:18 PM

kmcolo

It's called science fiction for a reason. And some people have unique definitions of lots of words, like the word unique.

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