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Old 09-January-2007, 09:38 PM
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Please keep in mind that any black hole that is formed will have the total mass of two subatomic particles. This is hardly enough to "suck in" appreciable amounts of matter from any measurable distance. (And we can measure some very small distances.)

The phrase "spitting in the ocean" is a huge exaggeration by comparison.

Think of it this way...
The mass of such a black hole would be far less than that of a nitrogen atom. Yet, you inhale and exhale large numbers of nitrogen atoms every minute. Has any of them sucked you in yet?
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