Supermassive Black Hole Is Thrown Out of Galaxy 167
DarkKnightRadick writes "An undergrad student at the University of Utrecht, Marianne Heida, has found evidence of a supermassive black hole being tossed out of its galaxy. According to the article, the black hole — which has a mass equivalent to one billion suns — is possibly the culmination of two galaxies merging (or colliding, depending on how you like to look at it) and their black holes merging, creating one supermassive beast. The black hole was found using the Chandra Source Catalog (from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory). The direction of the expulsion is also possibly indicative of the direction of rotation of the two black holes as they circled each other before merging."
The comedy is too easy on this one... (Score:3, Funny)
- The black hole was thrown out for arguing the balls and strikes.
- The galaxy wanted one of the new Energy Star black holes.
- The galaxy couldn't turn down the Universe's Cash For Clunkers program to trade in the used black hole.
- Circling each other must be the intergalactic version of foreplay.
- The merger of these black holes is actually pending shareholder approval.
And stay out! (Score:2, Funny)
Sorry :)
Re:The comedy is too easy on this one... (Score:1, Funny)
Whoa (Score:2, Funny)
Thats heavy, man!
Re:The comedy is too easy on this one... (Score:5, Funny)
neat (Score:3, Funny)
I wish I had done something worthy of the front page of Slashdot when I was an undergrad.
The fat ass (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Good riddance. (Score:3, Funny)
Of course nobody would mind having a while hole in the neighborhood.
Kryten: I've never seen one before - no one has - but I'm guessing it's a white hole... [imdb.com]
Incredible Energies Involved (Score:5, Funny)
I mean, I can't think of any other reason it's there.
Muse anyone? (Score:4, Funny)
Oh baby dont you know I suffer?
Oh baby can you hear me moan?
You caught me under false pretenses
How long before you let me go?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsp3_a-PMTw [youtube.com]
Re:The comedy is too easy on this one... (Score:5, Funny)
It all started with a LHC.
Re:The comedy is too easy on this one... (Score:3, Funny)
Actually, this was for the hit program "Survivor: Galaxy" and the black hole was just voted off.
Re:So who is it aimed at? (Score:4, Funny)
Considering how long this takes to get anywhere, whomever it is aimed at hasn't even evolved from pond scum yet.
So still in the republican phase of existence.
Re:Whoa (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Whoa (Score:4, Funny)
Why are things so heavy in the future?
Is there a problem with the galaxy's gravitational pull?
Re:The comedy is too easy on this one... (Score:5, Funny)
Somewhere there's a supermassive bouncer...
the boys from Muse... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:We are... (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, if we got hit with this thing we'd be only worth about 15 points.
Galactic Pool? (Score:3, Funny)
Saint Peter: Eight Ball in the corner pocket?
God: Nah, jumped the bumper.
Saint Peter: Ooh. Not good!
God: What was that? You wanted a long tour of Hell?
Saint Peter: I mean SPECTACULAR SHOT MY LORD!
Obligatory (Score:3, Funny)