Supercomputer clue to black holes,

[Castout]

I had a weird dream when I was a kid . . . that I was flying above my bed and on top of me some feet away there was a big round swirl of seemingly black smoke like-hole that was sucking me extremely hard into it and that I felt it would bring me to a far far away place at some frakkin incredible speed once I entered.

It seems that I'm not alone:

[ReFaN]

and heres a video showing what happens when you get sucked into one.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Castout

I had a weird dream when I was a kid . . . that I was flying above my bed and on top of me some feet away there was a big round swirl of seemingly black smoke like-hole that was sucking me extremely hard into it and that I felt it would bring me to a far far away place at some frakkin incredible speed once I entered.

Sounds a lot like those Alien Abduction stories you hear. Which from what I've heard are more likely caused by temporary paralysis while asleep (a natural occurrence to keep you from moving around too much while asleep) and your brain no longer feels the bed below it making it believe you are flying.

It seems that I'm not alone:

Ummmmmmm.... point of interest the reason its called a "black hole" is because its gravity is so strong light cannot escape it so you can't see it.

[ReFaN]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Ummmmmmm.... point of interest the reason its called a "black hole" is because its gravity is so strong light cannot escape it so you can't see it.

if we cant se it how do we know it exists? i just blew a hole of that theory, hah!

[Castout]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Sounds a lot like those Alien Abduction stories you hear. Which from what I've heard are more likely caused by temporary paralysis while asleep (a natural occurrence to keep you from moving around too much while asleep) and your brain no longer feels the bed below it making it believe you are flying.




Ummmmmmm.... point of interest the reason its called a "black hole" is because its gravity is so strong light cannot escape it so you can't see it.

Yea it was just a dream. Was just joking around

As for the black hole I think we do can see it just not in outer space where it's black

When light is sucked right in and never gets reflected back then it would mean the black hole would be just that: black.
At least that's how I understand it

[ReFaN]

Originally Posted by Castout

Yea it was just a dream. Was just joking around

As for the black hole I think we do can see it just not in outer space where it's black

When light is sucked right in and never gets reflected back then it would mean the black hole would be just that: black.
At least that's how I understand it

Well well smartguy, you just had to ruin my day, and i felt so good about myself for almost busting the black hole conspiracy.

In other words, you are probably right, or atleast the scientists working with this.

[Dowly]

From what I've read and seen on documentaries, Black Hole isn't black. Only the very center is black, the outer edges are quite colorful not to mention the stream of particles it's shooting out (check the pic on previous page by Vendor).

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Dowly

From what I've read and seen on documentaries, Black Hole isn't black. Only the very center is black, the outer edges are quite colorful not to mention the stream of particles it's shooting out (check the pic on previous page by Vendor).

Dowly is on the right track, while the black hole is consuming matter its visible by the effect it is having on said matter. If it is consuming no matter than it becomes invisible to the eye once again, although you could still detect (in theory) it's gravitational distortion by gravity lensing a star behind the black hole (basically the star's light bends around the black hole so you can see it.)

Detecting them from their Hawking Radiation is another possibility although I'm not sure if that has yet been accomplished.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by ReFaN

Well well smartguy, you just had to ruin my day, and i felt so good about myself for almost busting the black hole conspiracy.

In other words, you are probably right, or atleast the scientists working with this.

Doesn't matter same thing happened to me with below

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Dowly is on the right track, while the black hole is consuming matter its visible by the effect it is having on said matter. If it is consuming no matter than it becomes invisible to the eye once again, although you could still detect (in theory) it's gravitational distortion by gravity lensing a star behind the black hole (basically the star's light bends around the black hole so you can see it.)

Detecting them from their Hawking Radiation is another possibility although I'm not sure if that has yet been accomplished.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Detecting them from their Hawking Radiation is another possibility although I'm not sure if that has yet been accomplished.

I'm pretty sure I heard on tv that it hadn't actually been done yet. I know its true because Morgan Freeman was the one who said it. You cannot argue with a man who looks that wise.

-on a sidenote, you made my "favorite people of the week" list by linking that cool "Atomic Rocket" site in the XV-stealth-thread-thing. Fascinating stuff, even if most of the equations are over my head. Fun Fact: You can survive in a hard vacuum for about 90 seconds. I spent 28 years not knowing this.