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LIGO detects most massive black hole merger to date

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360 points Eduard | 1 comments | 14 Jul 25 20:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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MattPalmer1086 ◴[14 Jul 25 20:52 UTC] No.44565128[source]▶
I wonder what would happen if one black hole shot through another one at high relativistic velocity, instead of spiralling towards one another.
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fsmv ◴[14 Jul 25 20:53 UTC] No.44565138[source]▶
They would merge and produce a black hole with the sum of their momentums

Because nothing can ever leave the event horizon black holes are essentially perfectly sticky.

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1. labster ◴[15 Jul 25 01:34 UTC] No.44567063[source]▶
> black holes are essentially perfectly sticky

Black Hole brand adhesive: when you absolutely, positively need something stuck down for eternity.