Apologies for the long title, but I didn't want it to be misleading. Scientists in Scotland will attempt to use light to simulate the conditions around a black hole using light, as part of a research scheme to see how energy and matter interact. Some articles on the matter: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/british-scientists-to-create-black-holes-8198002.html http://uk.news.yahoo.com/scientists-create-black-holes-151942948.html Just thought it would interest people here. We're not actually going to die, are we?