(link to New Scientist, their image of the fugitive black hole is HILARIOUS)
I remember learning about Black Holes from my Dad. I must have been about 8-9 years old. At first, I thought he was just making up some crazy story to scare my sister and I into good behavior. But my Mom confirmed his story, and my Mom NEVER lied...
So there I was, in the backseat of the car, staring at the blur of passing trees, scared to death that I would one day find myself being sucked into a point of infinite density. I felt helpless and desperate; like when I woke up from the re-occurring nightmare where I 'fell off' the side of the moon and drifted through space, waiting for my oxygen to run out. (I was one kid who NEVER wanted to be an astronaut). As I struggled with my new despair, my sister spoke up, "Hey, are we at the Mall yet?"
Twenty years later, I rarely dream of black holes. Though, I admit a bit of the old fear returned when I found out that there's a SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE right here, in our own galaxy...
"At least, " I thought, " it's not going anywhere..."
Or is it??
As long as roving MONSTER black holes are roaming the Universe, who among us can truly feel safe?
NO ESCAPE! THE TRUTH ABOUT BLACK HOLES...
link to a frightening lesson plan designed to instill a crippling fear of space in the youngsters of today...
link to a frightening lesson plan designed to instill a crippling fear of space in the youngsters of today...
So there I was, in the backseat of the car, staring at the blur of passing trees, scared to death that I would one day find myself being sucked into a point of infinite density. I felt helpless and desperate; like when I woke up from the re-occurring nightmare where I 'fell off' the side of the moon and drifted through space, waiting for my oxygen to run out. (I was one kid who NEVER wanted to be an astronaut). As I struggled with my new despair, my sister spoke up, "Hey, are we at the Mall yet?"
Twenty years later, I rarely dream of black holes. Though, I admit a bit of the old fear returned when I found out that there's a SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE right here, in our own galaxy...
"At least, " I thought, " it's not going anywhere..."
Or is it??
As long as roving MONSTER black holes are roaming the Universe, who among us can truly feel safe?
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