1 cubic inch weighs over 10 billion tons

1 cubic inch weighs over 10 billion tons

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bitchstewie

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55,112 posts

217 months

Friday 29th July 2022
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I know it's just a human scale thing v the size of the universe but still yikes

https://keckobservatory.org/heaviest-black-widow

Some (most) of the stuff in that article is just mind-blowing to try and get your head around.

dukeboy749r

2,909 posts

217 months

Saturday 30th July 2022
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It is fascinating and almost incomprehensible in equal measure.

I am definitely not a scientist, however, some of the language in the article seemed a little ‘off’ (inaccurate). For example talking about ‘flashing light at Earth’, when pulsars don’t flash light, well not in the visible range.

Anyway, good article, thanks for sharing.

Edited by dukeboy749r on Monday 1st August 16:17

Wayoftheflower

1,396 posts

242 months

Monday 1st August 2022
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TiL "neutron degeneracy energy" or what might inflate neutronium if you removed the gravity.

Hypothesis include instantaneous explosive inflation or a "gradual" decay into vast amounts of Hydrogen.

Fascinating to ponder.