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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a BLACK HOLE CREATED BY CHILDREN AT THE BEACH - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
This comic is a comparison between {{w|black hole}}s and regular, everyday {{w|hole}}s. | This comic is a comparison between {{w|black hole}}s and regular, everyday {{w|hole}}s. | ||
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| Supernovas, colliding stars | | Supernovas, colliding stars | ||
| Shovels, small mammals | | Shovels, small mammals | ||
− | | | + | | Black holes are created by stars going into supernova, and occasionally by two stars colliding. On the contrary, regular holes are often created by humans using shovels, as well as small animals such as ants, moles, and dogs. |
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! scope="row" | Falling in is... | ! scope="row" | Falling in is... | ||
| Definitely fatal | | Definitely fatal | ||
| Sometimes fatal | | Sometimes fatal | ||
− | | Falling into a black hole is almost always fatal | + | | Falling into a black hole is almost always fatal.{{citation needed}} On the other hand, if a regular hole is deep enough, it is possible for someone to die by falling into it. |
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! scope="row" | Created by the Big Bang | ! scope="row" | Created by the Big Bang | ||
| Maybe | | Maybe | ||
| No | | No | ||
− | | Like many other celestial objects, black holes may have been created by the {{w|Big Bang}}, | + | | Like many other celestial objects, black holes may have been created by the {{w|Big Bang}}, however ordinary holes were almost definitely not created this way. |
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! scope="row" | Created by children playing at the beach | ! scope="row" | Created by children playing at the beach | ||
− | | I '' | + | | I ''REALLY'' hope not |
| Yes | | Yes | ||
− | | | + | | Children commonly dig holes in sand at beaches, however if one were to create a black hole at the beach, this could prove cataclysmic. |
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! scope="row" | Source of many precious metals | ! scope="row" | Source of many precious metals | ||
| Indirectly | | Indirectly | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
− | | Both the supernovae that create black holes and various events involving black holes, such as black hole/neutron star mergers, produce large quantities of heavy elements, including precious metals found on Earth | + | | Both the supernovae that create black holes and various events involving black holes, such as black hole/neutron star mergers, produce large quantities of heavy elements, including precious metals found on Earth. Those metals are often underground, and are thus recovered by a mine, i.e. a regular hole. |
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! scope="row" | Einstein imagined falling into one | ! scope="row" | Einstein imagined falling into one | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
| Probably at least once | | Probably at least once | ||
− | | The thought experiments of {{w|Albert Einstein}}, particularly in relation to {{w| | + | | The thought experiments of {{w|Albert Einstein}}, particularly in relation to {{w|General Relativity}}, involve consideration of what happens when one falls through gravitationally-curved space. Aside from this, almost everyone has had a reason to consider the possibility of falling into a normal hole. |
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− | ! scope="row" | A component of | + | ! scope="row" | A component of Dark Matter |
| Maybe | | Maybe | ||
| Probably not | | Probably not | ||
− | | {{w|Dark | + | | {{w|Dark Matter}} is a theoretical part of the universe, a large amount of its total calculated mass which cannot (yet) be directly seen. It is considered possible that at least some of this 'missing mass' is in the form of black holes. It is not generally considered an option that ordinary holes have anything to do with this. |
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! scope="row" | Created by the Large Hadron Collider | ! scope="row" | Created by the Large Hadron Collider | ||
| No | | No | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
− | | There were concerns when the | + | | There were concerns when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was initially put into operation that it would create a black hole that would destroy the Earth. This did not happen.{{Citation needed}} However, the LHC is mostly underground, and its construction required the digging of many holes. |
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! scope="row" | Massive stars often collapse into them | ! scope="row" | Massive stars often collapse into them | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
| No | | No | ||
− | | If a star is large enough, when the star dies, it may still have enough gravity to collapse back into itself, | + | | If a star is large enough, when the star dies, it may still have enough gravity to collapse back into itself, commonly creating black holes. This does not happen with regular holes, and would likely mean the end of the world. |
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! scope="row" | Explored by humans in famous sci-fi stories | ! scope="row" | Explored by humans in famous sci-fi stories | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
− | | Many sci-fi stories and movies explore black holes and regular holes alike. | + | | Many sci-fi stories and movies explore black holes and regular holes alike. |
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! scope="row" | Fatal to get a big one in your body | ! scope="row" | Fatal to get a big one in your body | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
− | | If a black hole | + | | If a black hole appeared inside of a person's body, they would almost definitely die instantly.{{citation needed}} The same goes for a regular hole - if you cut out a massive section of a human's body, they would likely bleed out. |
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! scope="row" | Some of them are the mouths of wormholes | ! scope="row" | Some of them are the mouths of wormholes | ||
| Maybe | | Maybe | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
− | | Black holes are commonly portrayed to be the entrances of {{w| | + | | Black holes are commonly portrayed to be the entrances of {{w|Wormholes}}, especially in sci-fi stories. On the other side, many species of worms live in shallow holes, with a "mouth" on the surface - the "mouth" of the "worm hole". |
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− | ! scope="row" | Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne argued that any information that falls into them is lost forever | + | ! scope="row" | Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne argued that<br>any information that falls into them is lost forever |
| Yes | | Yes | ||
| No | | No | ||
− | | The {{w|Black hole information paradox}} is a paradox arising from | + | | The {{w|Black hole information paradox}} is a paradox arising from the storage of information within black holes. Scientist {{w|Stephen Hawking}}, who is famous for his research into black holes, said that black holes release their energy over time, eventually disappearing, through {{w|Hawking Radiation}}. According to this theory, if information was also to enter the black hole, it would be released alongside this radiation. On the other hand, the {{w|No-hair theorem}} states that all black holes are completely identical outside of three key features: mass, spin, and electric charge. If information that fell into a black hole is released with Hawking radiation, then that means that there ''must'' be more than three properties of black holes.<br/> |
− | On the other hand, information that falls into a normal hole is not lost forever, and can likely still be reobtained, especially if the information is stored physically | + | On the other hand, information that falls into a normal hole is not lost forever, and can likely still be reobtained, especially if the information is stored physically. |
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− | ! scope="row" | Commonly inhabited by | + | ! scope="row" | Commonly inhabited by Meerkats |
| Undetermined | | Undetermined | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
− | | | + | |Meerkats commonly live in holes underground. It is highly unlikely that Earth mammals live in black holes, but because it is impossible to know what lies beyond the event horizon it is technically possible that there are meerkats. |
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! scope="row" | (title text) Created by the collapse of | ! scope="row" | (title text) Created by the collapse of | ||
| Massive stars | | Massive stars | ||
| Florida limestone bedrock | | Florida limestone bedrock | ||
− | | As mentioned before, Black holes are often created by the collapse of massive stars. On the other hand, many {{w|sinkhole}}s in Florida are caused due to most {{w|bedrock}} in the state being made of {{w|limestone}}, which is | + | | As mentioned before, Black holes are often created by the collapse of massive stars. On the other hand, many {{w|sinkhole}}s in Florida are caused due to most {{w|bedrock}} in the state being made of {{w|limestone}}, which is naturally soluble - that is, easily dissolved in water. The collapse of this limestone is [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/science-behind-floridas-sinkhole-epidemic-180969158/ commonly attributed] to many sinkholes in the state. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
− | + | ! | |
− | + | ! scope="col"| Black Hole | |
− | + | ! scope="col"| Regular Hole | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Usually formed by... | |
− | + | | Supernovas, colliding stars | |
− | + | | Shovels, small mammals | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Falling in is... | |
− | + | | Definitely fatal | |
− | + | | Sometimes fatal | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Created by the Big Bang | |
− | + | | Maybe | |
− | + | | No | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Created by children playing at the beach | |
− | + | | I ''REALLY'' hope not | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Source of many precious metals | |
− | + | | Indirectly | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Einstein imagined falling into one | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | | Probably at least once | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | A component of Dark Matter | |
− | + | | Maybe | |
− | + | | Probably not | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Created by the Large Hadron Collider | |
− | + | | No | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Massive stars often collapse into them | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | | No | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Explored by humans in famous sci-fi stories | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Fatal to get a big one in your body | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Some of them are the mouths of wormholes | |
− | + | | Maybe | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne argued that<br>any information that falls into them is lost forever | |
− | + | | Yes | |
− | + | | No | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! scope="row" | Commonly inhabited by Meerkats | |
− | + | | Undetermined | |
− | + | | Yes | |
+ | |} | ||
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