Posted by
chrisd
on from the infinite-radius-finite-diameter dept.
paradox writes "Reuters is reporting that scientists have found a massive black hole 40,000 light-years away that could change the way scientists think about black holes. The mass of this particular black hole is 14 times the mass of the sun, compared to the typical mass of 3 to 7 suns."
Re:Potential energy source?
by
Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 5, Funny
Tell you what. You fly out there and do a complete survey of the area. We'll wait for you to come back with your findings and whatever you decide is the best course we'll implement. This is in your hands now.
Thanks for volunteering.
BTW, don't fall in! hahaha... Astronomy joke... *sigh*
I think Reuters is being completely irresponsible by reporting this hole before a fix can be completed by all affected parties. The only current known fix for this hole is to make sure less matter falls in than energy is radiated by the hole, and keep it that way for a long time. In the meantime (however many millions and millions of years that takes), script kiddies with FTL drive capabilities will be having a field day.
Slashdot is just contributing to the problem by spreading the news. Sheesh!
-Puk
p.s. This hole is hardly a surprise. We've found that space is riddled with such holes, and to my knowledge, none of them have been closed. If space was open source to begin with, enterprising hackers would have found these holes long ago, and plugged them with Bill Gates' ego.
Those naive scientists
by
BillyGoatThree
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· Score: 3, Funny
"Reuters is reporting that scientists have found a massive black hole..."
Sounds like somebody should learn to hover over Slashdot links before clicking them...
man, i picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
--ST
-- http://www.theMediaBunker.com
Re:Potential energy source?
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Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 1, Funny
Ya see we get these poodles and we threaten
to throw them into the black hole, they
run real fast on a treadmill.... Its soooo
simple and sooo obvious.
what i learned from star trek
by
ubugly2
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· Score: 2, Funny
we can slingshot around the sun to a point when the black hole was just forming,then go to warp 9.9997 to get there,then create a dyson sphere around the forming black hole and then we can...we can{insert treknobabble here}.
Stop the sun now!
by
piecewise
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· Score: 3, Funny
Come, fell Slashdotters! We must stop these scientists and our fellow readers for discussing extracting kinetic energy from black holes!
Instead, we must focus on more realistic goals:
1. Building giant solar structures on top of our homes!
2. Trying to run our SUVs using corn!
3. Convince ourselves that wind mills are actually doing anything for us!
Come! Unite! Ignore the energy crisis and come up with silly ideas!
Ooh, i forgot one.
4. Believe that Americans might actually CONSERVE! Hhaahhaha!
Sorry -- it's too bad being cynical didn't produce a significant amount of energy.;-)
-- The next comment I write will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
Re:Size IS important.
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BLAMM!
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· Score: 2, Funny
What, African or European?
Sorry. Couldn't resist.:)
40,000 Light Years?
by
BoarderPhreak
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· Score: 3, Funny
Would that be the Delta or Gamma quadrant?;)
Owner of black hole sued!
by
freaker_TuC
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· Score: 2, Funny
The owner of the black hole, 40,000 light years away has been sued by the RIAA because of distributing matter against the DMCA.
DMCA 3, FREEDOM 0
The owner of the black hole takes the charge not lightly and plans to close the black hole completely leaving space and time in it's destruction. GOD 1, DMCA 0
-- ---
I am known for the ones who want to find me on the net.
Is that a privacy risk or a privilege? One might wonder..
Slashdot Mirror
Tell you what. You fly out there and do a complete survey of the area. We'll wait for you to come back with your findings and whatever you decide is the best course we'll implement. This is in your hands now.
Thanks for volunteering.
BTW, don't fall in! hahaha... Astronomy joke... *sigh*
First a hole in wu-ftpd and now they are in space!
Hey, that is it, a black hole is a security exploit in space.
Maximillian!!!!
Have you read the moderator guidelines? Well, have you, PUNK? (and I want a Karma: Gnarly option)
(it's funny. laugh.)
-- @rjamestaylor on Ello
"We now think they are bigger!"
sic transit gloria mundi
I think Reuters is being completely irresponsible by reporting this hole before a fix can be completed by all affected parties. The only current known fix for this hole is to make sure less matter falls in than energy is radiated by the hole, and keep it that way for a long time. In the meantime (however many millions and millions of years that takes), script kiddies with FTL drive capabilities will be having a field day.
Slashdot is just contributing to the problem by spreading the news. Sheesh!
-Puk
p.s. This hole is hardly a surprise. We've found that space is riddled with such holes, and to my knowledge, none of them have been closed. If space was open source to begin with, enterprising hackers would have found these holes long ago, and plugged them with Bill Gates' ego.
"Reuters is reporting that scientists have found a massive black hole..."
Sounds like somebody should learn to hover over Slashdot links before clicking them...
324006
oh man, that sucks...
(Black hole? Get it? Sucks? )
man, i picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
--ST
http://www.theMediaBunker.com
Ya see we get these poodles and we threaten
to throw them into the black hole, they
run real fast on a treadmill.... Its soooo
simple and sooo obvious.
we can slingshot around the sun to a point when the black hole was just forming,then go to warp 9.9997 to get there,then create a dyson sphere around the forming black hole and then we can...we can{insert treknobabble here}.
Come, fell Slashdotters! We must stop these scientists and our fellow readers for discussing extracting kinetic energy from black holes!
;-)
Instead, we must focus on more realistic goals:
1. Building giant solar structures on top of our homes!
2. Trying to run our SUVs using corn!
3. Convince ourselves that wind mills are actually doing anything for us!
Come! Unite! Ignore the energy crisis and come up with silly ideas!
Ooh, i forgot one.
4. Believe that Americans might actually CONSERVE! Hhaahhaha!
Sorry -- it's too bad being cynical didn't produce a significant amount of energy.
The next comment I write will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
Sorry. Couldn't resist. :)
Would that be the Delta or Gamma quadrant? ;)
The owner of the black hole, 40,000 light years away has been sued by the RIAA because of distributing matter against the DMCA.
DMCA 3, FREEDOM 0
The owner of the black hole takes the charge not lightly and plans to close the black hole completely leaving space and time in it's destruction. GOD 1, DMCA 0
--- I am known for the ones who want to find me on the net. Is that a privacy risk or a privilege? One might wonder..
Ok!
Who sent the goats.ex link to NASA?
/L