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Purgatory and its mathematical relation to the event horizon
Monday, January 22, 2018 7:04 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Monday, January 22, 2018 10:25 PM
WISHIMAY
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Where do you go when you go into a black hole?
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 8:15 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 12:22 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 7:34 PM
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 2:05 AM
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 7:44 AM
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 11:49 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: It's also been theorized that black holes don't even exist in the first place.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 12:05 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Wishimay: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: It's also been theorized that black holes don't even exist in the first place. What?? Of course they do... we've got a big one in our galaxy and they emit things or cause nearby things to emit things...font The enormous eruption (x-ray flare) from the Milky Way's core was detected on Sept. 14, 2013, very close to the supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*. Pronounced "Sagittarius A star" and abbreviated as Sgr A*, the Milky Way's monster black hole has a mass that is about 4.5 million times that of the sun. First, the black hole may be behaving like our own sun, which also emits bright X-ray flares. In the sun, these flares occur when magnetic-field lines become very tightly packed together or twisted, and the researchers said it's possible something similar took place near the black hole. It's also plausible that the flare was the product of Sgr A* having a snack. An asteroid or other object may have come too close to the black hole, ripping it apart. The debris would have accelerated rapidly and potentially radiated a bright burst of X-rays. "If an asteroid was torn apart, it would go around the black hole for a couple of hours — like water circling an open drain — before falling in," https://www.space.com/28193-monster-black-hole-largest-flare-ever.html
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 8:05 PM
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 8:06 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Wishimay: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: It's also been theorized that black holes don't even exist in the first place. What?? Of course they do... we've got a big one in our galaxy and they emit things or cause nearby things to emit things...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 9:17 PM
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 10:55 PM
Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: some scientists don't believe in their existence.
Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:45 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wishimay: Some "scientists" also believe the planet is only about 6000 years old
Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:32 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Wishimay: Some "scientists" also believe the planet is only about 6000 years old I stopped reading after this. Apparently The Science Channel is run behind the scenes by Greg Pirkle. *yawn* Do Right, Be Right. :)
Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:14 PM
Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:10 PM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Wishimay: Some "scientists" also believe the planet is only about 6000 years old I stopped reading after this. Apparently The Science Channel is run behind the scenes by Greg Pirkle. *yawn* Do Right, Be Right. :)Some "Scientists" also believe that algore's invention called "Global Warming" is actually real. Hey, Six, can you post a linky to the post in the other thread about Mike Rowe and science?
Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:14 PM
Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:16 PM
Quote:Anyway, Rebecca, my beef with your post comes down to this – if you go to my boss and ask her to fire me because you can’t stand the sound of my voice, I get it. Narrators with unpleasant voices should probably look for other work anyway, and if enough people share your view, no hard feelings – I’ll make room for Morgan. But if you’re trying to get me fired simply because you don’t like my worldview, well then, I’m going to fight back. Partly because I like my job, and partly because you’re wrong about your assumptions, but mostly because your tactics typify a toxic blend of laziness and group-think that are all too common today – a hot mess of hashtags and intolerance that deepen the chasm currently dividing our country. Re-read your own post, and think about your actual position. You’ve publicly asked a network to fire the narrator of a hit show because you might not share his personal beliefs. Don’t you think that’s kind of…extraordinary? Not only are you unwilling to engage with someone you disagree with – you can’t even enjoy a show you claim to love if you suspect the narrator might not share your view of the world! Do you know how insular that makes you sound? How fragile? I just visited your page, and read your own description of you. It was revealing. It says, “I stand my ground. I fear no one & nothing. I have & will fight for what’s right.” Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t think the ground you’re standing on is worth defending. If you truly fear “no one & nothing,” it’s not because you’re brave; it’s because you’re unwilling to expose yourself to ideas that frighten you. And while I can see that you like to fight for what you think is “right” (in this case, getting people fired that you disagree with,) one could easily say the same thing about any other misguided, garden-variety bully. In other words, Rebecca, I don’t think you give a damn about science. If I’m wrong, prove it. Take a step back and be skeptical about your own assumptions. Take a moment to doubt your own words, and ask yourself – as any good scientist would – if you’ve got your head up a black hole.
Friday, January 26, 2018 8:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: It was in the For the Record thread of all places. (Thanks Google!) So Wishy has already seen it. It is assumed she didn't read it though.
Quote: Rowe's reply to this woman was great. I imagine it's Wishy he's talking to when he says it: Quote:Anyway, Rebecca, my beef with your post comes down to this – if you go to my boss and ask her to fire me because you can’t stand the sound of my voice, I get it. Narrators with unpleasant voices should probably look for other work anyway, and if enough people share your view, no hard feelings – I’ll make room for Morgan. But if you’re trying to get me fired simply because you don’t like my worldview, well then, I’m going to fight back. Partly because I like my job, and partly because you’re wrong about your assumptions, but mostly because your tactics typify a toxic blend of laziness and group-think that are all too common today – a hot mess of hashtags and intolerance that deepen the chasm currently dividing our country. Re-read your own post, and think about your actual position. You’ve publicly asked a network to fire the narrator of a hit show because you might not share his personal beliefs. Don’t you think that’s kind of…extraordinary? Not only are you unwilling to engage with someone you disagree with – you can’t even enjoy a show you claim to love if you suspect the narrator might not share your view of the world! Do you know how insular that makes you sound? How fragile? I just visited your page, and read your own description of you. It was revealing. It says, “I stand my ground. I fear no one & nothing. I have & will fight for what’s right.” Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t think the ground you’re standing on is worth defending. If you truly fear “no one & nothing,” it’s not because you’re brave; it’s because you’re unwilling to expose yourself to ideas that frighten you. And while I can see that you like to fight for what you think is “right” (in this case, getting people fired that you disagree with,) one could easily say the same thing about any other misguided, garden-variety bully. In other words, Rebecca, I don’t think you give a damn about science. If I’m wrong, prove it. Take a step back and be skeptical about your own assumptions. Take a moment to doubt your own words, and ask yourself – as any good scientist would – if you’ve got your head up a black hole. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Sunday, January 28, 2018 4:28 PM
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