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Re: Darth Vader or Spaceballs?
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Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:26:52 GMT
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Not to be picky, but I highly doubt that this would happen. I would not ever try to
discredit Hawking's theories, however consider this problem:
With our individual masses being significantly different we would mostlikely not have the
same entry velocity. Also, dependent on the actual gravitational pull of the singularity,
we may only have that sight line between us for such a small amount of time, that we don't
actually see each other, again because of our different masses and approach
velocities....also, as much as I would like to test Hawking's theory, I don't have the time
to travel to the center of the galaxy, much less look for a black hole...
BTW - are we the only geeky phyics types in here? hehe...
--Justin
scank wrote:
> Ahh... Relativity, a wonderful thing.
>
> A black hole with a large number of solar masses might allow a sight line
> between the two of us if our relativistic velocities are the same. Stephen
> Hawking theorizes that large black holes at the center of the galaxy would have
> nebulous event horizons, since gravity is inversely proportional to the distance
> from the object in question, the pull of a very large singularities' gravity at
> the rim of the event horizon would be noticeable but your ship and body would
> not be torn apart as with a small singularity in which the difference in gravity
> between your head and feet would pull you apart. Of course this black hole would
> have to be immense. I still do not want to meet a singularity.
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> Justin M. Kopp wrote:
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> > scank wrote:
> >
> > > --
> > > See you over the event horizon,
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > > P.S. Beware of naked singularities.
> >
> > just wondering about your sig....once we go "over" the event horizon, or rather beyond
> > it, i can assure you that you will *not* see me, sorry. and i am definately terrified
> > of naked singularities..hehe :-)
> >
> > --justin
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> --
> See you over the event horizon,
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> James
>
> P.S. Beware of naked singularities.
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| No, but I am not sure. I would not suppose so though. I would expect this newsgroup to be overwhelmed with engineers, researchers, and other enlightened folk. The conversations in this newsgroup are intelligent and civil, unlike RTL. I really should (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Ahh... Relativity, a wonderful thing. A black hole with a large number of solar masses might allow a sight line between the two of us if our relativistic velocities are the same. Stephen Hawking theorizes that large black holes at the center of the (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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