I guess that certain people don't understand the idea and meaning of "pure science" which has given them a lot of things that they use. Medicines, technology, space travel (mmm satellites for those precious t.v. lovers), all come from people fraggin' around trying to figure how things work. It's only after someone realizes that either a) the technology can be commercialized to idiots (stop balding now! ED cured forever) or b) it's something people really need to know about (HIV cure) that people care. (See the beginning of 2001: A Space Oddessy to see how messin' around with a stick can really change history.)

Also, as far as black holes go: IF (and that's a really big if) CERN manages to produce a black hole, it would be so small that it would eradicate itself before it got it's hands on something bigger, such as the world. Read some of Hawking's and Tyson's published works. They are amazingly easy to read and explain hard concepts. Also, they're available at your nearest bookstore/library.

/rant

Finally, the video is amusing. Thank you Neatorama for making my procrastination easier.