Luke_A_Somers comments on LA-602 vs. RHIC Review - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 08 June 2012 02:36:25PM 0 points [-]

First, the link is broken.

We don't need to use the Earth for the cosmic ray argument. In fact, it's best if we don't. What should we use? White dwarf and neutron stars. These have a density that makes runaway processes exponentially easier (and I mean that 'exponentially' literally, and it also applies figuratively). They have not collapsed into black holes or strangelet soup either.

Also, we aren't anthropically dependent on them the way we are on Earth itself.

Comment author: steven0461 08 June 2012 06:49:34PM 2 points [-]

The wayback machine still has it. Yes, it talks about white dwarf and neutron stars; that's what "other strong arguments" referred to. There's more discussion in the comments here.