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Theodoric · 17-03-2005, 23:46

Although the Beeb seems to have got its facts a little wrong.

These form a ball of plasma about 300 times hotter than the surface of the Sun.

The temperature of the sun's surface is about 6000C, which gives a result of a mere 1.8 million degrees. I imagine that they mean 300 times hotter than the centre of the sun, which is about 10 million degrees.

17-03-2005, 23:46	#25
Theodoric Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Posts: 2,974	Re: Run for the Hills - Black hole created in lab Although the Beeb seems to have got its facts a little wrong. These form a ball of plasma about 300 times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The temperature of the sun's surface is about 6000C, which gives a result of a mere 1.8 million degrees. I imagine that they mean 300 times hotter than the centre of the sun, which is about 10 million degrees.