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Black Hole Information Loss Paradox Solution Proposed

Anuborn Satirak writes to tell us that Physicists from Case Western Reserve University claim to have cracked the black hole information loss paradox that has puzzled physicists for the past 40 years. "The physicists are quick to assure astronomers and astrophysicists that what is observed in gravity pulling masses together still holds true, but what is controversial about the new finding is that 'from an external viewer's point it takes an infinite amount of time to form an event horizon and that the clock for the objects falling into the black hole appears to slow down to zero,' said Krauss, director of Case's Center for Education and Research in Cosmology."

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  1. 1/0 by eclectus · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's what happens in the physical world when you divide by zero.

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  2. Solved tihs alrelady by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

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  3. obviously by Lord+Ender · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course that's true, but is it also the case that a black hole can hold a stargate open, slowly sucking all of the surrounding area around the other gate into its time dilation bubble? Really, as a taxpayer funding this research, I want answers.

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    1. Re:obviously by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Of course that's the case. Living near Colorado, I can distinctly remember my friends near Cheyenne Mountain inexplicably losing hours on December 8th, 1998.

    2. Re:obviously by kryten_nl · · Score: 3, Funny

      You are correct, it's known as the Tachyon-effect, in this case facilitated by the Einstein-Bohr-Hawking-Kryten-bridge. Can't find the wiki-page atm, I'll do a search later and post back.

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  4. Experiment by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    from an external viewer's point it takes an infinite amount of time to form an event horizon

    Nothing like an experiment to verify theories. And indeed, a quick trip to the DMV or the social security office confirms that it does seem to take an infinite amount of time for any event to occur, and that the clock seems to stop locally.

    See? no need for black holes.

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  5. They're doing it wrong by realmolo · · Score: 4, Funny

    A Slashdotter would realize that if you don't want to see any information, you need to view the event horizon with a threshold of -1.
     

  6. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think what they're saying is, if I put my cock into a black hole, or as some call it, a nappy headed black ho hole, I will last a really long time. Which is good news, because I love the badonkadonk. Baby got back, daddy like, daddy like. Shout out to my Slashdot sistahs. Give it up ladies, daddy want to tap that puzzizle with his dizzle.

  7. Re:Link to paper by MouseR · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! My head!

  8. Rename 'Black holes' to 'Wholes' by Timesprout · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then everything is complete and the Universe is in harmony. Problem solved.

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  9. I see ... by spotlight2k3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    So we finally have a possible answer to why we see so many dupes.
    1. They aren't dupes and they don't exist because they never form ....
    2. they are dupes but come from another universe where they have been deleted and saved here....

  10. Re:Divide by zero error by Nyago · · Score: 4, Funny

    you get to find out what happens at the end of the universe.
    Over a nice meal. :D
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