No, Scientists Have Not Created a Black Hole in the Lab.
Why They Haven’t and What They Have Done
4 min readAug 20, 2024
I had a brief discussion with Advanced Google Gemini about this.
Have you heard of the claim that “they” have created a black hole in a lab?
Yes, I’ve heard of claims about black holes being created in laboratories. However, it’s important to understand the context of these claims:
- No true black holes have been created. Creating an actual black hole would require an immense amount of energy concentrated in a tiny space, far beyond our current technological capabilities. Any such object would pose a significant danger due to its immense gravitational pull.
- Scientists have created black hole analogs. These are systems that mimic some properties of black holes, allowing researchers to test theories and explore phenomena related to black holes in a controlled environment. Examples include:
- Using a chain of atoms to simulate the event horizon of a black hole.
- Creating a spinning disk of plasma that mimics the accretion disk surrounding a black hole.
- Simulating black hole dynamics using superfluid helium.