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    Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
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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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