@Mikekearn Not always particularly true. Kudzu, for instance, is pretty tasty, also, "Pigweed" (Amaranth, etc.) is considered invasive by many, but is actually delicious, not to mention dandelions and so on. It's more of a "perspective" thing, I think...
Does that mean then, that if we were to discover some sort of a detection scheme for, and got a complete enough record of, the accretion disk of a particular black hole, that we could "read" it? That is to say, reproduce a record of all of the energies, objects, etc. that had fallen into it in the past, but had not yet disappeared beyond its event horizon; Like, an immense matter/media "disk", that would replay a "film" of the history of what's been gobbled up?
@promet: Recipe
1. Take the juice from one bottle of that Ol' Janx Spirit.
2. Pour into it one measure of water from the seas of Santraginus V.
3. Allow three cubes of Arcturan Mega-gin to melt into the mixture (it must be properly iced or the benzene is lost).
4. Allow four litres of Fallian marsh gas to bubble through it.
5. Over the back of a silver spoon float a measure of Qalactin Hypermint extract.
6. Drop in the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger.
7. Sprinkle Zamphuor.
8. Add an olive.
9. Drink . . . but . . . very carefully . . .
@Silentkiller2774: Or even a stiff tumbler-full of one of the main ingredients of the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, "Ol' Janx Spirit". Just like mom used to warn you off of...
My observation is, if something is pretty good, indeed, "best in show", even though it, in itself, isn't fantastic; what does that mean...really?
Great sci-fi is hard, clearly, so I do tend to let a little hyperbole go without throwing out too hard a critique. I guess it's time for me to start writing screen and tele-plays, if I want the pinnacle of sci-fi to arrive any faster...