techboy Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 How to survive in a black hole The first part: So there you are: you discover that your spaceship has inadvertently slipped across the event horizon of a black hole — the boundary beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape the hole's fearsome gravity. The only question is how you can maximize the time you have left. What do you do?A common idea in physics is that you shouldn't try to blast your way out of there. Black holes, it's said, are like the popular view of quicksand: the harder you struggle, the worse things become. But Geraint Lewis and Juliana Kwan of the University of Sydney in Australia say this is a myth. Their analysis of the problem, soon to be published in the Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia1, shows that in general your best bet is indeed to turn on the rocket's engine. You'll never escape, but you'll live a little longer. Keep this in mind if you're ever in this situation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portisizzle Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 How to survive in a black holeThe first part: Keep this in mind if you're ever in this situation... I am glad good hard work is going on in our worlds universities. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 That should save you about a second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Looks like they need a 2nd edition of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I think if you lay on your stomach at the event horizon you should be able to slowly make your way out of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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