2844: Black Holes vs Regular Holes - Revision history

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SomeoneIGuess: that was indeed a typo

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that was indeed a typo

172.71.123.39: Undo revision 329484 by SomeoneIGuess (talk) Careless editing error? (Noting that "<" is next to "M" on various keyboards, perhaps intended "...mammals. Many animals..."?)

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Undo revision 329484 by SomeoneIGuess (talk) Careless editing error? (Noting that "<" is next to "M" on various keyboards, perhaps intended "...mammals. Many animals..."?)

SomeoneIGuess at 18:27, 22 November 2023

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 | I '''''really''''' hope not
 | Yes
-| The creation of black holes may cause many unfortunate events to occur, and is very difficult to do. Hence, Randall really hopes that children are not accidentally, let alone [[Black Hat|intentionally]], creating black holes on the beach, as this would be cataclysmic for our planet. On the other hand, children commonly dig holes in sand at beaches, and this is a normal thing for them to do.
+| The creation of black holes may cause many unfortunate events to occur, and is very difficult to do.{{citation needed}} Hence, Randall hopes that children are not accidentally, let alone [[Black Hat|intentionally]], creating black holes on the beach, as this would be cataclysmic for our planet. On the other hand, children commonly dig holes in sand at beaches, and this is a normal thing for them to do.
 Alternatively, it could refer to some {{tvtropes|EldritchAbomination|Eldritch Abomination}} children playing at a {{what if|83|cosmic beach}}. In that case, "hopefully not" is also a good response.
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 |{{w|Meerkat}}s commonly live in holes underground, being an example of a small mammal. 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]] impossible to falsify the postulate that there are meerkats there. Additionally, some physicists have entertained the hypothesis that our universe exists inside a black hole. If this were to be true, there would indeed be meerkats inside a black hole at this point in spacetime.
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-! scope="row" | (title text) Created by the collapse of
+! scope="row" | (title text) Created by the collapse of:
 | Massive stars
 | Florida limestone bedrock

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 | Yes
 | The creation of black holes may cause many unfortunate events to occur, and is very difficult to do. Hence, Randall really hopes that children are not accidentally, let alone [[Black Hat|intentionally]], creating black holes on the beach, as this would be cataclysmic for our planet. On the other hand, children commonly dig holes in sand at beaches, and this is a normal thing for them to do.
-Alternatively, it could refer to some {{tvtropes|EldritchAbomination|Eldritch Abomination}} children playing at a [https://what-if.xkcd.com/83/ cosmic beach]. In that case, "hopefully not" is also a good response.
+Alternatively, it could refer to some {{tvtropes|EldritchAbomination|Eldritch Abomination}} children playing at a {{what if|83|cosmic beach}}. In that case, "hopefully not" is also a good response.
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 ! scope="row" | Source of many precious metals

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 | Maybe
 | No
-| Like many other celestial objects, black holes may have been created by the {{w|Big Bang}},especially given that black holes and a base singularity theoretically share many qualities. However ordinary holes were almost definitely not directly created this way. [[Technically]], though, because the entire universe started with the Big Bang, everything in it (including ordinary holes) could be argued to be indirectly "created" by it.
+| Like many other celestial objects, black holes may have been created by the {{w|Big Bang}}, especially given that black holes and a base singularity theoretically share many qualities. However ordinary holes were almost definitely not directly created this way. [[Technically]], though, because the entire universe started with the Big Bang, everything in it (including ordinary holes) could be argued to be indirectly "created" by it.
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 ! scope="row" | Created by children playing at the beach

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 | I '''''really''''' hope not
 | Yes
-| The creation of black holes may cause many unfortunate events to occur, and is very difficult to do. Hence, Randall really hopes that children are not accidentally, let alone intentionally, creating black holes on the beach, as this would be cataclysmic for our planet. On the other hand, children commonly dig holes in sand at beaches, and this is a normal thing for them to do.
+| The creation of black holes may cause many unfortunate events to occur, and is very difficult to do. Hence, Randall really hopes that children are not accidentally, let alone [[Black Hat|intentionally]], creating black holes on the beach, as this would be cataclysmic for our planet. On the other hand, children commonly dig holes in sand at beaches, and this is a normal thing for them to do.
 Alternatively, it could refer to some {{tvtropes|EldritchAbomination|Eldritch Abomination}} children playing at a [https://what-if.xkcd.com/83/ cosmic beach]. In that case, "hopefully not" is also a good response.
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 | No
 | Yes
-| There were concerns when the {{w|Large Hadron Collider}} (LHC), a particle super-collider, was put into operation that it would create a black hole and destroy the Earth. This obviously hasn't [[https://www.hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/ happened yet]], and is unlikely ever to happen at all. However, many regular holes were created by the LHC, primarily during its construction. This is because it is mostly underground, and holes are an efficient way to get underground. This provides additional humor of such an important and large device creating something so mundane.
+| There were concerns when the {{w|Large Hadron Collider}} (LHC), a particle super-collider, was put into operation that it would create a black hole and destroy the Earth. This obviously hasn't [https://www.hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/ happened yet], and is unlikely ever to happen at all. However, many regular holes were created by the LHC, primarily during its construction. This is because it is mostly underground, and holes are an efficient way to get underground. This provides additional humor of such an important and large device creating something so mundane.
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 ! scope="row" | Massive stars often collapse into them

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 | Supernovas, colliding stars
 | Shovels, small mammals
-| When a sufficiently large star has consumed nearly all of its low-atomic-weight "fuel", it collapses. This triggers an explosion of what "fuel" remains, creating a supernova.  If enough mass remains after the explosion, it becomes a black hole. A black hole can also be formed if enough mass in a small volume accumulates by two stars, especially neutron stars, colliding. On the contrary, regular holes are often created by a variety of natural and anthropogenic causes including, but not limited to: humans using shovels, small mammals such as moles or dogs, the shift or evaporation of underground water, volcanic processes, etc.  Of course, this is by no means limited only to small mammals and many animals, from elephants to ants, are also known to sometimes create this kind of hole.
+| When a sufficiently large star has consumed nearly all of its low-atomic-weight "fuel", it collapses. This triggers an explosion of what "fuel" remains, creating a supernova. If enough mass remains after the explosion, it becomes a black hole. A black hole can also be formed if enough mass in a small volume accumulates by two stars, especially neutron stars, colliding. On the contrary, regular holes are often created by a variety of natural and anthropogenic causes including, but not limited to: humans using shovels, small mammals such as moles or dogs, the shift or evaporation of underground water, volcanic processes, etc. Of course, this is by no means limited only to small mammals. Many animals, from elephants to ants, are also known to sometimes create this kind of hole.
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 ! scope="row" | Falling in is...