One of the things feared about the new LHC is that things called "strangelets" would be created.

The first thing that makes me think of is a really, really undesirable flavor of these.

I wonder if "strangelets" would have to come in a lead-lined box or something? Or if they contain 10 million Calories each, but the Calories only last for a fraction of a second?

Although I will admit that sometimes I suspect that strangelets already exist and that they are what are in control of things like television schedules and discontinuing brands of shampoo. (It would be nice to be able to blame everything that annoys you on strangelets..."Dang it, this is the second flat tire in three weeks. Must be those strangelets again!" or "They put "House" and "Dirty Jobs" on in the same time slot? Darned strangelets!"