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Some hypothetical predictions of the strange matter hypothesis are that strangelets could possibly convert ordinary matter to strange matter in a critical reaction, "grey-goo"-like scenario.
Now, the odds of strangelets being created in particle accelerators are slim to none.
However, if we could create a device that would radically increase the odds, for the express purpose of creating strangelets, would it be unwise to do so, given the hypothesis of untold catastrophe?
Or should particle physicists strive to push the boundaries?
Now, the odds of strangelets being created in particle accelerators are slim to none.
However, if we could create a device that would radically increase the odds, for the express purpose of creating strangelets, would it be unwise to do so, given the hypothesis of untold catastrophe?
Or should particle physicists strive to push the boundaries?