In 2000, I seen a star shoot across the Paris sky, stop abruptly, make a small half loop, then disappear. It was an amazing thing to witness, but I got freaked out years later after seeing the scene reenacted (somewhat) on a black hole special on The Discovery Channel. Can anyone explain this scientifically? I am convinced that the star got caught in a black hole.
2007-02-26 13:11:35 · 5 answers · asked by lilcurious 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
...could explain why the French act the way they do...
2007-02-26 21:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by stargazergurl22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the shooting star you saw hit something relatively massive, thus greatly decreasing its speed, because it still had excess energy, it had to burn it off in the ' half loop' much like a spark does when it hits the floor.
though HAWKING predicts the possibility of 'mini black holes' none have never been accounted for, so, the black holes in existance are far, far away...astromomically far.
i would bet you would find particle physics interesting, especially the 'cloud chamber' used in particle acceloraters. note some of the 'tracks' of the particles in the cloud chamber
2007-02-26 13:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt greatly what you saw was a black hole, I doubt you could even see an effect from a black hole because of the tremendous gravitational differences. What you probably saw was a plane that appeared to momentarily stop because the angle you were seeing it from and it disappeared because it flew behind something.
2007-02-26 13:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by jetfighter 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
first of all, stars don't usually get caught in black holes, especially not shooting stars (meteors)
if the shooting star was close enough for you to see it then it wouldn't have gotten suck in
second of all, if it did, it would've dissapeared before it made the half turn
a black hole's power is so strong that is sucks in even light
so you wouldn't of been able to see the star
third of all, if your afraid, black holes are very, very detectable and we would know if there was one close enough by to do any damage
2007-02-26 13:28:44 · answer #4 · answered by supervinny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oui,le treu noire.
J'ai le voie,j'ai ete pur.
Ci j'aver le chance j'e pouser le chose en bas, alors j'courire et trent.
2007-02-27 05:02:48 · answer #5 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋