r/spaceporn • u/npjprods • Jan 16 '22

The first simulated image of a black hole, calculated with an IBM 7040 computer using 1960 punch cards and hand-plotted by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978 Pro/Processed

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u/SkidMcmarxxxx Jan 17 '22

This is such a pedantic “ackchualy” answer

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u/Destructicon11 Jan 17 '22

I was just trying to explain what we do know versus letting OP and others continue to believe we know next to nothing. So yeah I did the old classic "AKCHOOWALLY" but I stand by it, because it generated a lot of discussion and I've been having fun replying and your opinion is just that.

How would you present the same information without sounding pedantic?

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u/SkidMcmarxxxx Jan 17 '22

Without the first line. And not pretend like semantics is such an important factor.

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u/Destructicon11 Jan 17 '22

So you'll engage in the semantics of criticizing the opening line of someone's post without arguing the subject matter - but you draw the line at adding broader context when defining the characteristics of a black hole.

This is boring. Youre boring.

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u/SkidMcmarxxxx Jan 17 '22

You misunderstand me but we're both boring so I'm not gonna take the time to explain what I mean sine we'll just bore eachother.

Have a nice day.

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u/Banality_Of_Seeking Jan 17 '22 edited Jan 17 '22

I found your answer fascinating, I care not about the context of delivery, the subject matter was what piqued my interest. I asked for references, but I do not need them. But there is 1 bit of evidence that suggests something to the contrary.

In 2021 the discovery of a 100,000 solar-mass intermediate-mass black hole in the globular cluster B023-G78 in the Andromeda Galaxy was posted to Arxiv in a preprint.[35]

I wonder if the intermediate black holes clustered together are like bad apples, where the creation of one increases the potential creation of another close by?

35 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-mass_black_hole#cite_note-35

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u/Destructicon11 Jan 17 '22

Thank you, and wow, that is fascinating!

Thank you for sharing! I cant wait to read this later!

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u/Banality_Of_Seeking Jan 17 '22

Submit a theory for the apples and take it a step further for 1 bigger apple eating the others, resulting in the commonness you spoke of. xD