This mad science experiment will destroy the Earth! Such is the charge being leveled at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). A critic charges that using the LHC might create strangelets, monopoles, or, best of all, a small black hole.
Part of the fun in following such a story is noting how many times reporters can use the word "doomsday." As in headlines like this:
Doomsday fears spark lawsuit
XKCD offers its take, leavening pulp with comedy:
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