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Doubting the Existence of Black Holes

Posted by chrisd on from the good-for-physics-bad-for-speakers dept.

The Good Reverend writes: "It seems that there's a growing movement that doubts the existence of black holes, going against most of the rest of astrophysics. They suggest the existence of gravastars, "star-size agglomerations of "wavelike" substance" (space-time fabric, if you will). Different scientists claim to have created the "wavelike substance" in a lab, called Bose-Einstein condensates." I understand gravastars taste terrific with cream cheese and red onion.

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  1. Any urban street corner... by ObitMan · · Score: 0, Funny

    will cure all doubt...
    Oh, Holes...
    NM

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  2. Metatheorems by cperciva · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think these people are going to run up against the principle Metatheorem of Quantum Gravity: All theories of quantum gravity are wrong.

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  3. Re:Sighns in the heavens by Skirwan · · Score: 5, Funny
    It is apparently difficult to prove the formation of Black Holes through physics. Methinks either black holes don't exist OR this gives more weight to the creationist theories.
    Skirwan's First Law of Creationism: All new evidence of anything provides direct support for creationism, regardless of the subject or content of said evidence.

    First Corollary to Skirwan's First Law of Creationism: Skirwan's First Law of Creationism provides direct support for creationism.

    Second Corollary to Skirwan's First Law of Creationism: Evidence designed to contradict Skirwan's First Law of Creationism does not exist. The nonexistence of such evidence provides direct support for creationism.

    In related news:
    My computer crashed earlier. This gives more weight to the creationist theories.

    I didn't do laundry and all my clothes are dirty. This gives more weight to the creationist theories.

    I'm out of Cheerios and I'm hungry. This gives more weight to the creationist theories.

    The glove didn't fit. This give more weight to the creationist theories.

    Chewbacca is a wookie. See the silly monkey? This gives more weight to the creationist theories.

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  4. Uh Oh, I smell a new Fox Special by OS24Ever · · Score: 4, Funny

    First we faked moon landings, now we've faked black holes! Is there even really any stars at all up there or is it just a bunch of lights in a big dome?

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  5. Not to be confused with by Daftspaniel · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Javastars
    Javastars run slower than gravastars but will work in any universe.

  6. No more wormholes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No more alternate universes? No more time travel?

    I hope this gravastar theory is disproved soon, it's no fun at all.

  7. Re:just semantics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    It doesn't exist any more, having imploded during the experiment.

    Fortunately, none of the scientists involved were aware of anything wrong, being able to live their entire lives, dying of old age, in the split second between the hole being created and the lab being destroyed.