If anything you say contains the phrase “will destroy the world”, and you’re not joking, you’re a nut. Said nuts have been sending death threats to scientists involved with the Large Hydron Collider at CERN, supposedly because the LHC will cause earthquakes, tsunamis and black holes, all of which are sure to destroy the world. In fact, earthquakes and tsunamis are not even on the menu, and the teeny tiny black holes which might appear if we’re lucky will spew forth puppies and kittens and cinnamon buns. Fear public transport and venereal disease, not science.

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