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Study Reveals Primordial Black Holes' Potential Human Threats

11/25/2025

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A new study by physicist Robert J. Scherrer examines how primordial black holes could affect humans.
Scherrer calculates a primordial black hole would need about 1.4 × 10^17 grams to cause bullet-like damage.
The study identifies shockwaves and tidal forces as the two main dangers to cells.
The findings appear in the International Journal of Modern Physics D and relate to dark matter research.

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Story summary

A new study by physicist Robert J. Scherrer examines how primordial black holes could affect humans.
Scherrer calculates a primordial black hole would need about 1.4 × 10^17 grams to cause bullet-like damage.
The study identifies shockwaves and tidal forces as the two main dangers to cells.
The findings appear in the International Journal of Modern Physics D and relate to dark matter research.