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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. Vote Quimby by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. stupid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I really hate stupid editorial comments when they're just "non sequitors".

  3. Did anyone just feel that? by phunhippy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I think i felt my brain blow up into many small pieces and then collapse in to a newly formed black hole.. or whatever they are calling it now... owww i need some asprin...

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  8. Why subscriptions won't work. by bungo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You know, I've read through all of these comments (well, alot at a level of +2), and one thing has struck me....

    ... I mean, something must have struck me, as my brain hurts. I mean really hurts. I don't like thinking about anything I've read, as waves of nausea wash over me.

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    Would someone like to explain, in layman's terms, the unification of all of the string theories, and there being 11 dimensions, and how relates to this?

    And could someone please explain if and how Einstien got it wrong with his general theory.

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