My son wants to post a message about space

[Canuckistanian]

He wants to warn everybody that Black Holes are very dangerous and that they can suck you down into the black hole very quickly and that you can die.

And where are the black holes? Well, they're everywhere. But not in our solar system.

We are safe.

[KitchenWitch]

1. Tell your son that I personally will heed his warnings and advice

:hi:

[Canuckistanian]

2. You are wise in the ways of cosmic travel, oh Kitchenwitch

My son will be pleased.

[Cabcere]

3. And here I thought we had a black hole sitting in the White House.

:shrug: I mean, he's really dense, and he sucks pretty hard... :P

[XemaSab]

5. and nothing useful comes out of him....

....I mean, look at Jenna and Barbara. :o :hide:

[idgiehkt]

4. the lounge is actually the event horizon

pass it on

:hi:

[Canuckistanian]

8. Good to know

:hi:

[idgiehkt]

9. I am almost 40 and I am still fascinated by black holes

If I'd had the mind for math I'd have become a physicist, I love all that stuff, the concepts are fascinating but I can't do the calculations so I'll always be on the sidelines going "wow".

[Canuckistanian]

12. He saw a science program about black holes on TV last week

And he's been fascinated ever since. It was very good, including some experiments using large pop bottles.

[stuntcat]

15. me too, like "wow"

I can't figure the mathy stuff out but I love thinking of the bigness and smallness. I used to listen to Steven Hawking sometimes, he has a way of telling that stuff that makes it so easy to think of, even for me :o

[XemaSab]

6. Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UzntOC-cGE

[Canuckistanian]

18. Thanks

We're on dial-up, so I'll download the video and watch it later.

:hi:

[jobycom]

7. Your son may save many lives with that message. Tell him to keep looking out for us.

I feel safer already.

[Canuckistanian]

11. He will be glad to know that, thanks

And I'll have you know that he has memorized every line in every Star Trek movie.

So, he's no amateur on the topic. :D

[QueenOfCalifornia]

10. It isn't the black holes

we have to worry about...

It's the other kind of a-holes in Washington.

[crim son]

13. That is so cute.

The STBE is a physicist and we spent many a dinnertime discussing black holes with the kids. The concept really seems to capture their imagination & no wonder. Hi to your son! :hi:

[Canuckistanian]

14. STBE?

No, wait, let me guess. "Soon to be engaged"?

[Critters2]

19. I think it's "soon to be ex". That's how I've seen it used. nt

[Canuckistanian]

24. Oops

I should study my online acronyms. I'm a bit rusty past "LOL".

:rofl:

[Nevernose]

16. Show this movie to your son

OK, it was a pretty lousy movie in retrospect, but I freaking LOVED that movie when I was five.

[Canuckistanian]

21. Wasn't there a movie with Richard Thomas?

You know, "John-Boy" from "The Waltons" TV show.

I seem to remember that for some reason.

[Nevernose]

26. OMG, "Battle Baeyond the Stars!"

I'm STILL pissed about that. My uncle kept promising to take my cousin and me to see Star Trek the Motion Picture, and when the big day came, we got: BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS.

I was six or seven, tops, and even then I knew what a remarkably bad movie it was, and have never felt so cheated in all my life. That rat bastard thought we wouldn't know the difference...

I think MST3K even did a parody of it. And it's kind of frightening to think how many MST3K movies I actually saw in theaters as first-runs...

[Canuckistanian]

32. Sorry to bring back bad memories

I had to take myself to Star Wars because my parents thought it was another "evil alien horror" movie.

Pfeh! What did they know....

[Richard Steele]

17. That sounds like good advice to me! Tell him I appreciate it. :) nm

[Canuckistanian]

23. I will

He was very insistent that I post this message.

He's busy doing homework right now. I'll tell him.

[Critters2]

20. Thank you, Canuckistanian Jr.!!

I appreciate the warning! :hi:

[lost-in-nj]

22. I don't like black holes

tell your son Thank you...



lost

[Canuckistanian]

28. NOBODY likes black holes

They're just a part of the universe we're dealt. We have to live with them, that's all.

:hi:

[Bucky]

25. Remind your son that if he doesn't eat his vegetables, the Black Holes will get him.

[Canuckistanian]

29. Hey.

I like your altitude. :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

27. Tell Little Hitler to stop telling me how to behave. Maybe I LIKE jumping in black holes!

:rofl:

How old is your son? I'm glad that he's showing some interest in science and how the universe is put together. That's awesome!!

:applause:

[Canuckistanian]

30. He's 10 years old

And a high-functioning autistic. He doesn't mind me saying that.

I'm proud that he's showing an interest in the physical sciences. He's quite good, too.

[Rabrrrrrr]

31. Science could be a good place for him!

Especially astrophysics and quantum mechanics.

Good luck!

[pokerfan]

34. Put him onto the earth crossing asteroid problem

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/asteroids/collisions.html

Much more likely we get smacked by one of these than a wandering black hole.

[Canuckistanian]

33. My son says: You NEVER go in black holes

Unless it's someone you don't like (George Bush, of course).

:rofl: < That's verbatim

[Swede]

35. Thank your son for the heads up.

:toast:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

36. Black holes are safe. Wormholes, OTOH, are NOT.

I drove through a wormhole once- although there are no witnesses, I do have what I consider empirical proof- I was driving to a late afternoon class along a route I'd been taking daily for several months. At one point I stopped at a red light. I distinctly recall looking to my left and seeing a cop car in the turn lane. I then looked at my watch to check my schedule. A moment later I looked up and was driving PAST the school- I had been ten minutes away from it when I looked at my watch. I was so startled I looked at my watch again- there was NO ten minute time difference. I had gone that distance in zero time, with absolutely no sensation of a transition.

It's the only theory I can find that explains it.

NOTE: I was NOT drunk, high, or on pain pills, and it was still light out.

You can call me loopy if you wish, but it happened. :shrug:

[Canuckistanian]

37. Whoa. Hardcore.

You're right. It's the only explanation.