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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The chart is the work of Dr Charles Lineweaver

That is an amazing name for a scientist doing charts

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Imagine if it is true that the known universe is the center of a very large black hole. Which then suggests that even small black holes hold universes in their centers. I mean why not, right? Which begs the question that if we can create black holes in a lab, does that mean we were able to create (and destroy) universes too and just not know it?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But, would any black hole "come with" a universe embedded or is it a property of absorbing mass?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The extent of my knowledge of astrophysics and relativity are around the size of the next comma in this sentence, but wouldn’t a great deal of time pass “inside” such a black hole such that a “universe” could rise and fall in what would seem to us as just a few microseconds due to relativistic effects?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The blackhole universe would seem to move infinitely slow to us and our univers would flash by in an instant to them...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Black holes still have finite mass, and can be lighter than Earth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Wouldn't it be the other way around, if anything? Things closer to a black hole experience time slower.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's black holes all the way down.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Kind of leads Credence to the Buddhist idea that we are all already in hell and living multiple lives in hopes of refining ourselves enough to get out one day.

[–] thepianistfroggollum 4 points 2 years ago

Judging by the state of the world, the Buddhists might be right

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Well, it is almost the weekend here in hell. I'm going to do my best to enjoy it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This isn't a new theory, the title is kind of clickbaity.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Maybe you should read the article where this is addressed.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Ultra simple conclusion any high school senior could come to knowing basically fuck all about relativity and weed ... oh they have data now? this is super fucking cool.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

So close but so far