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    Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!

    The Vatican's Secret Storehouse Of Space Knowledge Is On Display At Last

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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    "ooh I know! Iknow!! it was Black Hole 2, in the Dining Galaxy, with the candlestick!"
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    Image of strideo strideo
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    Just wait until the Flexible Metal Hose Co. gets in on this battle! #space
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    Image of burlybax burlybax
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    That's got to be the slowest fight in history..

    LLLLLLLLLLLLeeeeeeeeeee.....(20 millions years later).... ttttttssss get ready to rumbleeeee!!
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    Image of Dresan Dresan
    10/28/09

    @burlybax: Well maybe to us... but maybe there's another observer who's seeing the black holes collide and going
    HOOOO-
    (20 millions years later)
    LYYY FUU-
    (20 millions years later)
    CK

    *everything explodes* #space
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    Chriton:You want your wormhole weapon? Happy birthday.

    Scorpious: This is INSANE! #space
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    I still can't decide...is this better than two white dwarf's colliding at near the speed of light? Hmmmm....

    Regardless, better viewed at a distance! #space
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    All Hail MEGA-HOLE! #space
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    Image of enhuman enhuman
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    Supermassive black hole...I love Muse. #space
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    Image of Mathmos Mathmos
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    for some reason the bright points corresponding to the black holes look more distinct in the image on the Chandra site #space
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    Too soon. #space
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    Image of hamshank hamshank
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    oh, I thought this was a science joke - "these two black holes go into a bar, ask for a Singularity and an Event Horizon, and the barman says...." sort of post.... #space
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    10/28/09

    @hamshank: Two black holes walk into a bar, have a fight, and leave with black eyes ? #space
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    Image of hamshank hamshank
    10/28/09

    @Roklimber: that would have done it. Or the barman says, get out of here! You two suck the life outa the crowd! Er, or not ... tax for hambone!! #space
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    10/28/09

    @hamshank: Why don't black holes have friends? Because they suck. #space
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    Image of hamshank hamshank
    10/28/09

    @Roklimber: excellent! see? THIS is the post I hoped for - I come away having learned absolutely nothing new, but have some new bons mot to use #space
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    10/28/09

    @hamshank: Don't encourage me...

    What do black holes do when the power goes out? Nothing. Lighting up a match or a candle won't help.

    Why black holes can't be successful superheroes? Because their eyes suck light rather than fire it. #space
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    Image of hamshank hamshank
    10/28/09

    @Roklimber: aha! How many black holes does it take to change a lightbulb? One, we think, but since the light never escapes we can't be sure! Really, it's a marvel there isn't a tv show in the offing for us, based on this post alone.... I mean, comedy gold or what? #space
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    10/28/09

    @hamshank: Very true...

    I just realized that traveling towards a black hole gives a whole new meaning to the expression "a shot in the dark." #space
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    "There can be only One!" #space
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    Image of Ryuku Ryuku
    10/28/09

    In reply to Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
    Two Black Holes enter, Three Black Holes Leave. #space
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    Image of Erix_Cale Erix_Cale
    10/28/09

    @Ryuku: I think you just broke the universe #space
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    Image of Dresan Dresan
    10/28/09

    @Erix_Cale: It makes sense in his mind. #space
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Vatican's Secret Storehouse Of Space Knowledge Is On Display At Last
    Im actually really offended not by the statue, but by the completely PC comments being made here by whom I thought where smart people who would understand that it really was hard to depict people as something OTHER than a caricature.

    Really have you ever seen other artwork of that period. White, Asian, Black, they ALL where caricature of their respective races rather than an accurate portrayal.
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    Image of JTF JTF
    10/14/09

    @Jim Topoleski: You're really offended by people's honest opinions?

    Ok, here's another one: Because it's from a racist period it's ok? Don't think so.
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    10/14/09

    @JTF: You do realize the period you are referring to was actually not NEARLY as racist as you claim.

    If you want to comment spend some time reading this

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    Then go to school and take at least two courses in art history before you start being a PC asshole. You might find out that while racism certainly existed, Europe even then was a lot more enlightened than the US is even today. Its in part why in other parts of the world what we term is racists isn't even worried about there, even by the people its supposedly racists to.

    Its only the US who makes a mountain out of a molehill thanks to the rampant slavery and hatred the Southern whites inflicted in the pursuit of profit.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/15/09

    @Jim Topoleski: Whatever. The warning on the picture just said that IF you find it racist, then she apologizes for posting it.

    Some people avoid seeing things that could make them angry. It's only polite to post a warning. And if you're telling people what they can and can't find racist, well that's retarded.
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    Image of JTF JTF
    10/15/09

    @Jim Topoleski: You really got a lot of suppressed anger if you resort to name-calling. Thanks for showing your true colors.

    And as for Europe being more "enlightened than the US" today - oh sure, if you consider the thought that Native Americans are "natural slaves" enlightened. But maybe you would've known that if you left your Art History class for once and went over to the real History. #space
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    Image of phoenix phoenix
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Vatican's Secret Storehouse Of Space Knowledge Is On Display At Last
    That's AMAZING. This is the kind of thing that makes you really wonder what's down below decks in storage in the Vatican.

    That being said, I would love to see these in person.
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    Image of TheAardvark TheAardvark
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Vatican's Secret Storehouse Of Space Knowledge Is On Display At Last
    #1 is an orrery, kind of a desktop planetarium without Zeiss optics.
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