I have heard speculation that this happened and proves that micro-black holes can pop in and out of existence at anytime. Possibly Wimbledon in 1976.
2007-02-28 02:15:36 · 7 answers · asked by Mont M 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Before you accept this hypothesis, you should explore more likely explanations, such as a well-hit ball finding a loose spot in the mesh.
The best evidence for mini black holes is actually the number of socks that go missing in the laundry. It is speculated that the spinning motion of the dryer, perhaps in combination with static electricity generated by the tumbling sock, somehow causes the black hole to tunnel into your dryer. I am seeking a grant to put Hawking Radiation detectors in a number of laundromats.
2007-02-28 04:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A micro-black hole would not be necessary to allow a tennis ball to pass through a net in a tennis match. Simple quantum tunnelling effects would explain how a fast moving tennis ball has a small but finite chance of appearing on the opposite side of an energy barrier (the net).
Or it could have just gone through a hole, I guess.
2007-02-28 10:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by Nicknamr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i may be wrong but i thought black holes were because the gravitational pull from the centre was so strong that the escape velocity required to leave the gravity well was more than the speed of light, hence, black hole. So if this was the case, the gravitational field created would suck in everything within a massive radius due to the sheer size! also, once the ball entered, it couldn't leave, as it couldn't travel faster than the speed of light, and would most likely be crushed into nothing instantly, so couldn't escape.... unless these are a different kind of black hole? you sure there wasn't a hole in the net? or the tennis ball just broke the net?
2007-02-28 16:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by keith j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Errmmmm........ Most unlikely. But I'd certainly be interested in seeing all of the theory in the form of a paper along with any supporting documentation including, but not limited to; studies of radiation effects, the expected Schwartzchild radius of such a black hole, the expected mean lifetime (due to Hawking radiation), a probability density function (along all 4 dimensions) showing the most probable existence functions, their distribution(s), and a demonstration that they were, indeed, in the vicinity of Wimbledon in 1976, etc. etc.
Should make for entertaining reading âº
Doug
2007-02-28 10:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he just hit the ball hard enough to fit it though the holes in the net
2007-02-28 10:22:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are tempting me to respond with the answer no-one got the guts to say..but,my hero at the time,Arthur Ashe,baby.
2007-02-28 10:31:36 · answer #6 · answered by kit walker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this did not happen.
But, like all negatives, I can't prove it didn't happen.
2007-02-28 10:22:32 · answer #7 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋