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Why black holes don't suck. by ER November 27, 2012 7:01 pm

A 10 y/o plays football against the 49ers. by bowser 2012-11-30 13:52:58
- That's relativity. by alcaray 2012-11-30 21:36:57
Your argument is valid, except for the fact that by johannes 2012-11-28 11:27:55
- Use or misuse of a word tells us nothing about what the word allegedly describes. by ER 2012-11-28 17:23:20
  - Obsession about definitions? by johannes 2012-11-29 12:44:27
    - Black Hole is a term coined by astronomers. by ER 2012-11-29 16:50:29
      - You wrote that by johannes 2012-11-29 19:43:57
        
        Newton was 99.99% right. by alcaray 2012-11-29 20:46:45
        
        :) by TB 2012-11-29 20:07:48
        
        It is interesting how an honest dialogue often turns towards the absurd. by johannes 2012-11-30 12:46:46
        
        People saying absurd things will do that. by alcaray 2012-11-30 13:30:50
        
        Tell me about it. by TB 2012-11-30 13:20:28
- The galaxy is expanding? I don't think so. by alcaray 2012-11-28 12:31:25
  - My reasoning is that by johannes 2012-11-28 14:21:40
    - Objects that close are both red-shifted and blue-shifted... by alcaray 2012-11-28 23:43:45
    - But stars and galaxies of stars were formed by gravity? Tthey formed by contraction. I by RobVG 2012-11-28 16:49:39
      - Contraction, explosion, expansion. Perhaps. by johannes 2012-11-29 12:50:56
    - Why not use your reasoning, instead, by ER 2012-11-28 16:28:26
      - The concept of an experimental proof is very simple. by johannes 2012-11-29 12:41:53
        
        No, Johannes. by ER 2012-11-29 13:10:59
        
        Hmm, interesting by johannes 2012-11-29 15:00:27
        
        Why make things so complicated? by alcaray 2012-11-29 16:51:36
        
        The calculations? by johannes 2012-11-29 19:53:49
        
        The calculations do not need to explain any theory to any layman. by alcaray 2012-11-29 20:49:47
        
        You are assuming that it is the “mass” that causes the gravitational field. by johannes 2012-11-30 12:46:02
        
        No I am not. by alcaray 2012-11-30 13:35:11
        
        OK now that you read about it. by johannes 2012-11-30 20:39:06
        
        I was hoping you would read about it. by alcaray 2012-11-30 21:11:50
        
        I read it but did not get the an answer to my question. by johannes 2012-11-30 21:53:09
        
        Your shields are impervious. I yield. by alcaray 2012-12-01 17:35:45
        
        I KNOW!!!! johannes....you aren't even trying to see a different viewpoint. You are convinced you are right, and on that ... by Jody 2012-12-01 19:33:40
        
        The shortest possible answer... by TB 2012-11-30 21:06:24
        
        You have a good question. by johannes 2012-11-30 21:54:54
        
        Correction by johannes 2012-11-29 15:01:21
Well done, 4.0, except they do seem to suck, a lot, and blow, a little. by bowser 2012-11-27 23:21:11
- That's true, but... by ER 2012-11-28 04:49:18
Excellent, thanks n/t by RobVG 2012-11-27 21:34:58

Stupider by BuckGalaxy December 1, 2012 12:55 am

That's just stupidumpity by Jody 2012-12-01 07:41:33

Solution for the debt limit by TB November 30, 2012 3:38 pm

BTW by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-01 00:02:41
George W. Bush tried that, tried to exempt the Executive from accountability to Congress or the courts. They were after a dictatorship, overthrowing the government. by bowser 2012-11-30 19:25:17
- Warrentless surveillance by TB 2012-11-30 19:48:50
The election of a Republican would make the problem go away till the next time a Democrat was elected. by alcaray 2012-11-30 16:53:30
- Maybe. by TB 2012-11-30 17:24:30
  - I don't get the connection with what I said. by alcaray 2012-11-30 18:04:56
    - The implication was that it wasn't controversial until a Democrat became president. by TB 2012-11-30 19:23:18
      - Both you and Bowser just repeated back what I said. I've made the extremists happy today. by alcaray 2012-11-30 20:04:55
        
        So what exactly were you trying to say? by TB 2012-11-30 20:06:49
        
        "The election of a Republican would make the problem go away till the next time a Democrat was elected." by alcaray 2012-11-30 21:09:01
      - The truth is it doesn't bother you until a Democrat is president. by bowser 2012-11-30 19:27:12
        
        St Ronnie... by ER 2012-11-30 20:10:27
        
        Remarkable. by TB 2012-11-30 20:30:42
        
        Sniff the cork. by ER 2012-11-30 20:55:01
One guess is all that's needed by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-30 15:44:56
- Right. by TB 2012-11-30 15:53:01
  - I couldn't say this better myself by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-30 22:00:21
  - Watch it happen by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-30 21:49:24

Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome by Robert November 21, 2012 7:05 pm

Episodes 5-8 available by Robert 2012-11-30 22:08:37
Speaking of Fringe by FrankC 2012-11-21 23:52:01
- I'm caught up on Fringe by Robert 2012-11-22 01:18:14
  - Syfy channel sucks hind teat. n/t by RobVG 2012-11-24 20:15:35

John McCain getting more stupid by the day by BuckGalaxy November 28, 2012 2:40 pm

If McCain didn't have his daddy he would never have been a POW. by bowser 2012-11-30 21:57:20
This isn't about Benghazi, and its not about Rice. by ER 2012-11-28 21:33:37
For the second time, what do the "talking points" in the article have to do with the video cover story? by RobVG 2012-11-28 17:13:03
- Notice the new red herring? (n/t) by TB 2012-11-29 08:02:34
- sigh by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-29 00:15:02
- by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-29 00:10:03
- Nothing, of course. by TB 2012-11-28 17:20:23

So.....do you think a *replicator* would solve the world's problems??? by Jody November 30, 2012 10:24 am

Not at all by FrankC 2012-11-30 14:37:08
- Our future in 3D by TB 2012-11-30 15:21:37
  - Has there been any progress in 3d printers by ER 2012-11-30 16:20:26
    - The build-up devices I've actually seen operate worked with at least two different materials. by TB 2012-11-30 16:42:58
Are you talking about a Star Trek replicator? by RobVG 2012-11-30 10:49:26
- "...there would be serious economic consequences." by ER 2012-11-30 11:11:46
- Yep...the Star Trek Replicator. by Jody 2012-11-30 10:54:51
  - ST replicator tech was based on transporter physics. by ER 2012-11-30 18:34:50

Why black holes still don't suck. by ER November 29, 2012 7:58 am

As with all conglomerations of matter, there is a center of gravity. by bowser 2012-11-30 01:55:03

Interesting stuff on BBC news tonight by ER November 28, 2012 4:11 pm

Here you go by RobVG 2012-11-28 17:44:29
- And a toast to the opposition... by ER 2012-11-28 18:23:12
  - Learned to fly in tail-draggers. by bowser 2012-11-29 01:55:44
    - I never knew that about you, Bowz. by ER 2012-11-29 06:59:29
Nothing like the sound of a RR Merlin, whether in a Spitfire or hydroplane. n/t by RobVG 2012-11-28 17:31:11

The Drone Wars are here. by BuckGalaxy November 28, 2012 11:11 am

The 21st century AK-47 by Robert 2012-11-28 11:31:22
- Small countries will be able to produce effective drones. by bowser 2012-11-29 02:03:31

Cubans to get a tax cut by TB November 28, 2012 1:28 pm

Wrong. by bowser 2012-11-29 01:59:22
Taxes are not only the price we pay for civilization. by ER 2012-11-28 15:39:32

A 12kg projectile is fired by Jody November 27, 2012 6:29 pm

The shape would be a factor, too. by bowser 2012-11-29 00:30:48
TA DA!!!!!!! You guys rock!!! by Jody 2012-11-28 17:31:42
What mischief are you up to Jody. I hope this doesn't involve Texas secession. by FrankC 2012-11-27 23:11:46
- LMAO!!! Frank...I'll save you! by Jody 2012-11-28 17:31:05
On earth, at sea level, at the equator, fired towards the West, at a temperature of 80 degrees F, and 50% humidity? by alcaray 2012-11-27 22:21:50
- It is strictly about the weight ratio! by Jody 2012-11-28 17:32:50
You have two identical bullets ... by RobVG 2012-11-27 21:00:13
- Anyone? Beuller? Beuller?... n/t by RobVG 2012-11-28 18:07:04
  - They did it on mythbusters. by alcaray 2012-11-28 23:34:04
12.5 Kilometers, 50 Kilometers by RobVG 2012-11-27 20:09:15
- Houston, we have a problem. An order of magnitude problem. by ER 2012-11-27 20:36:13
  - I see my mistake. by ER 2012-11-27 20:40:55
    - Corrected, in metric, our results agree. by ER 2012-11-27 20:58:58
    - I used a ballistic trajectory calculator :p n/t by RobVG 2012-11-27 20:53:17
      - You got the right answer. by ER 2012-11-27 21:00:51
        
        Thanks for showing your work. by RobVG 2012-11-27 21:04:12

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