A group in the US has taken out a lawsuit to try to prevent the Large Hadron Collider starting up. Why? Because it might destroy the earth, of course.
Particle smasher ‘not a threat to the Earth’ – opinion – 28 March 2008 – New Scientist
I hate to say it, but that’s what happens when popular science magazines blindly give credence to any old nonsense wittered by someone with a science degree. Planet-eating particles, my arse.