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

footfootfoot • Nov 8, 2012 10:40 am
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/2012/10/23/supersonic_cosmic_jet_spotted/
DanaC • Nov 8, 2012 10:50 am
Love the thread/article title.
Gravdigr • Nov 8, 2012 12:06 pm
WTF seems entirely accurate.
tw • Nov 8, 2012 12:36 pm
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 • Nov 8, 2012 1:06 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 • Nov 8, 2012 1:28 pm
"Superluminal", or FTL. The realm of science fiction (or theoretical tachyons).
jimhelm • Nov 8, 2012 2:41 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 • Nov 8, 2012 4:47 pm
Gravdigr;838111 wrote:
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 • Nov 8, 2012 4:58 pm
Impossible to describe? By you????????????????????????

I don't believe it.

:eek:
















:D
SamIam • Nov 8, 2012 5:46 pm
Gravdigr;838111 wrote:
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 • Nov 8, 2012 9:38 pm
Happy Monkey;838122 wrote:
"Superluminal", or FTL. The realm of science fiction (or theoretical tachyons).


[SIZE="5"]Nerd alert![/SIZE] ;)
Trilby • Nov 13, 2012 7:10 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..