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Hundreds of Black Holes Roam Loose In Milky Way

Posted by samzenpus on from the Maximilian-and-old-bob dept.

sciencehabit writes "From Science: 'Astronomers suspect that hundreds of medium-sized black holes are roaming loose in the Milky Way. These rogues, according to a new study, are the orphaned central black holes of the many smaller galaxies that the Milky Way has swallowed over its billions of years of existence.'"

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  1. Yes but how does this relate to Swine Flu? by VShael · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And how can the news networks use it to induce fear?
    And more importantly, how we can we use it to sell stuff?

    "Black hole protective face-masks" just don't seem like a seller, to me.

  2. Re:First swine flu, now loose-roaming black holes? by mrsquid0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And the biggest risk that most of us face, getting hit by a car on the way to work.

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  3. Re:First swine flu, now loose-roaming black holes? by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's what has puzzled me to no end since the onset of various hypes. SARS? Your chance to catch it? Play the lottery if you do, your chance for a jackpot is higher. Mad cow? Ditto. Terrorism? 3000 affected of roughly 200 million (directly, not due to the political fallout). Swine/bird flu?

    And now compare that to the chance of a heart attack. Lung cancer. Getting run over by a car. Getting mugged. And various freak accidents that happen all the time.

    It's a miracle that you're still alive! And it's not because of black holes, not because of terrorism, not because of pandemics. It's because you're living.

    Your alternative is to spend your life under your bed. But then again, where's the difference to being dead already?

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  4. Re:First swine flu, now loose-roaming black holes? by doti · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because terrorism is nothing to be worried about?

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  5. Re:First swine flu, now loose-roaming black holes? by sgbett · · Score: 5, Insightful

    note capital 'T'

    Terrorism
    -noun
    Terrorism adj. use by the media to sensationalise otherwise typical occurances into newsworth articles.
    1. the use of panic and ignorance to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes
    2. the state of fear and submission produced by government or governance
    3. a Terroristic method of reporting or of interpreting news reports.

    terrorism
    -noun
    1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
    2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
    3. a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.

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