Nonsense!

Massive particle collider passes first key tests

"The start of the collider came over the objections of some who feared the collision of protons could eventually imperil the Earth by creating micro-black holes, subatomic versions of collapsed stars whose gravity is so strong they can suck in planets and other stars.

"It's nonsense," said James Gillies, chief spokesman for CERN."

... He forgot to add:

'We're sure that couldn't happen. Kind of. Well, pretty sure anyway. And if it does, no one will ever know. So there.'

Sometimes science and the race to prove theoretical things doesn't reassure me.