Five-Dimensional Black Hole Could 'Break' General Relativity (sciencealert.com)

The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London, have successfully simulated a black hole shaped like a very thin ring, which gives rise to a series of 'bulges' connected by strings that become thinner over time. Ring-shaped black holes were 'discovered' by theoretical physicists in 2002, but this is the first time that their dynamics have been successfully simulated using supercomputers. Should this type of black hole form, it would lead to the appearance of a 'naked singularity', which would cause the equations behind general relativity to break down. "If naked singularities exist, general relativity breaks down," said co-author Saran Tunyasuvunakool, also a PhD student from DAMTP. "And if general relativity breaks down, it would throw everything upside down, because it would no longer have any predictive power -- it could no longer be considered as a standalone theory to explain the universe."

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Re:So does this mean

[binarylarry]

It's an easy mistake to make, but actually we're all going to get goatse'd, not get goatees.

Re:So does this mean

[KGIII]

I once played a D&D campaign with my son where he felt it was his goal to assemble a goat army. He worshiped a goat god, he herded his goats, and even went so far as to make a "goat-cart." I was unsure if he was familiar with the goatse man. So, he had lots of fun and puns. I found out he was familiar with the actual meme when he burst out laughing when we were quite a few sessions in and he noticed how the maps went together and the resulting image they made.