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footfootfoot

11-08-2012 09:40 AM

Black hole spews out 2-million-light-year-long stream of WTF

We'll probably need a dedicated WTF thread in this case. Probably a dedicated server and a back-up power supply as well.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10...c_jet_spotted/

DanaC

11-08-2012 09:50 AM

Love the thread/article title.

Gravdigr

11-08-2012 11:06 AM

WTF seems entirely accurate.

tw	11-08-2012 11:36 AM

Quote:

Astronomers have spotted a supersonic cosmic jet blasting two million light years from the centre of a distant galaxy's supermassive black hole.

That's not hard. Everything in space is supersonic. Because sound does not move in space (even though sound exists in a "galaxy far, far away").

Gravdigr

11-08-2012 12:06 PM

What is the 'supersonic'-equivalent adjective used to describe something traveling at or beyond the speed of light?

I think I know this, but, I'm drawing a blank.

Happy Monkey

11-08-2012 12:28 PM

"Superluminal", or FTL. The realm of science fiction (or theoretical tachyons).

jimhelm

11-08-2012 01:41 PM

I had my tachyons removed when I was 7. I got lots of Ice cream and attention, though, so it wasnt too bad.

tw	11-08-2012 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 838111)

What is the 'supersonic'-equivalent adjective used to describe something traveling at or beyond the speed of light?

Impossible.

(In Star Trek, Warp Speed.)

Gravdigr

11-08-2012 03:58 PM

Impossible to describe? By you????????????????????????

I don't believe it.

:eek:

:D

SamIam

11-08-2012 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 838111)

What is the 'supersonic'-equivalent adjective used to describe something traveling at or beyond the speed of light?

I think I know this, but, I'm drawing a blank.

Tomorrow

Griff

11-08-2012 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey (Post 838122)

"Superluminal", or FTL. The realm of science fiction (or theoretical tachyons).

Nerd alert! ;)

Trilby

11-13-2012 06:10 AM

This is truly disturbing news.

i shall alert my Apocalypse friend. She's always posting about the coming doom; she's a True Believer.

She also thinks it's Obama's fault.

But I like her anyway. She's a really nice person..

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