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How to Spackle and Plaster a Black Hole

Posted by timothy on from the looking-forward-to-humorless-vitriol dept.

Phil Shapiro writes "With the recent reports about a lab-made black hole, it's useful to go over the directions of how to spackle and plaster a black hole. You can complete such projects in one weekend, but you wouldn't want to spackle and plaster a black hole every weekend."

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  1. two in one by sailforsingapore · · Score: 5, Funny

    With the right technique, what was once a gaping hole in the universe can blend in smoothly with the surrounding space.

    Good...there is hope for my hometown yet...

  2. You can complete such projects in one weekend? by Lars+T. · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I thought making a black hole was space-time consuming.

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    Lars T.

    To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck

  3. I suspect a cover up by fcolari · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought if it was small enough you could just use a dab of toothpaste. Worked in my apartment for our posters. Sshhh... don't tell my landlord.

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    "The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces." --Aldo Leopold (Paraphrased)
  4. Doesn't this belong somewhere else? by nsaneinside · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, whoops, Slashdot doesn't have a "Humor" section. Better put in in "Science," then.