Sure black holes threaten to gobble up the entire universe one day, but in the meantime some of the smaller specimens may actually be useful. Here's just one of 15 possible applications a mini black hole could have: There is an obvious pun lurking in your brain. You have a dirty and angry mind. One that must be cleansed of euphemisms, of relating vital body parts to astronomical features ... Read full entry
Turning negatives to positives: utlising black holes
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 16 October, 2008 to the comment subset
Biggest Black Hole in Universe Discovered - and it’s BIG
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 21 March, 2008 to the comment subset
Biggest Black Hole in Universe Discovered - and it's BIG It threatens to gobble up all of creation, but rest easy, at least the behaviour of the largest known black hole, and that of a (slightly) smaller orbiting companion, are consistent with the observations Albert Einstein made in his theory of General Relativity. Whatever gave birth to this monster can be real proud. The biggest black hole in the ... Read full entry
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