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Old 12-31-2008, 12:28 PM   #1
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Default Black hole at centre of Milky Way Confirmed

From Dec 10 so might be old news - Thought this would have been posted already with the # of Astronomy fans... (searched for Black Hole and ESO and found nothing)

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Old 12-31-2008, 12:39 PM   #2
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I'd better go buy a helmet then.
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Old 12-31-2008, 12:44 PM   #3
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Make sure you line it with tinfoil
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And remember to put the shiny side out!
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Old 12-31-2008, 12:58 PM   #5
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The milky way brings all the black holes to the yard.
Get a helmet, and line it with foil.
Get a helmet, and line it with foil...





On topic: this is an interesting article.
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Old 12-31-2008, 03:13 PM   #6
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They should make black holes illegal due to the health risks involved with them.
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Finally!
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And remember to put the shiny side out!
That only helps with incoming mind control. To stop them from reading your thoughts, you also need a layer with shiny side in.
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Old 12-31-2008, 05:25 PM   #9
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Well I now know that we have a cure to alot of our environmental issues staring us right in the face. The worlds largest landfill and garbage disposal unit could be within reach within a few short years with some research
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"Playing with the Black Hole in order to test the theory of relativity?"

Wow.....
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So is 4 million solar masses even close enough mass to keep the entire galaxy together? I suspect not even close. Yay for dark matter!
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They are naming the black hole Edmonton- because it sucks!
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So is 4 million solar masses even close enough mass to keep the entire galaxy together? I suspect not even close. Yay for dark matter!
We seriously need more of that stuff or we're all going to die of heat death!!! You think global warming is bad! We have to act on cosmic expansion. NOW! Write your MP!
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