200 Black Holes in Space?...Is That All?
I'm so Glad I Don't Have to Worry About that Any More
NASA has recently announced that they've counted all the black holes within 400 million light years of Earth and there are 200 hundred of them. I am so relieved! This was a subject that kept me awake many a night worrying that I would die before I ever acquired this important information. I can rest easy now knowing that I've finally and completely filled my brain with worthless facts that I'll probably never use. Not to mention that I was really concerned and stressing that some of my tax dollars might be frivolously spent.
I suppose somehow that knowing how many black holes there are in space could come in handy some day especially if we were about to be sucked into one. It would be so convenient and reassuring to know just which one we were about to be sucked into. You never know, there might be someone out there who might like to know where we went.
The cool thing though is NASA didn't just say how many black holes there were. They also stated that black holes were the largest source of X-Ray emissions in the universe. Bingo! Isn't that exactly what I've been saying all along? Another mystery solved.
I'll tell you what, I'm really starting to like those NASA people. I used to think that I wasn't all that smart but they're beginning to make me look pretty good. Maybe I ought to volunteer to help them. Heck, I could come up with all kinds of worthless stuff to study like: How come when you wash a pair of socks one of them hits a black hole and disappears? I'm sure everybody would like to know the answer to that one.
Or how about when you're out driving in your car and you're looking for an address you always turn the radio down?
These are important questions that if answered would go a long way towards relieving some of the world's anxiety. I know they'd certainly relieve some of mine.
But wait there's more. How about Where do the cops go when you need one?, or: Why does it always rain after you've gotten everything set up for your garage sale? And then there's also: Why does the bus show up as soon as you light a cigarette? Or: Where in the world did I put my glasses?
I say no more of this wasting time counting all the black holes. Instead let's spend all that extra time and tax money we seem to have and answer the questions that really matter.
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4 Comments
Post a CommentHilarious! I do have the answer to the sock question. They end up inside the machines. They fly out of the washer during the spin cycle and work their way behind the drum and they do a similar thing in the dryer. I know this because I attempted to fix my dryer myself a few years back and found a ton of socks inside the machine.
I think we're onto something here Susan. Obviously we have somehow stumbled upon a warp in the space-time continuum. Could it be that we have discovered a way to transport matter from one place to another? I'll tell you what, the next time my 13 year old son back sasses me I'll try sending him your way. Let me know if he shows up. P.S. I am missing my favorite half of a pair of argyles I inherited from my dead uncle Angus.
My washer doesn't send socks into a black hole; it RETURNS them. Seriously. Every month or so I receive an extra sock that looks nothing at all like anything I own. Someone should study *that*! P.S.: Maybe these socks are yours?
Ha! You should start with a warning: Do not attempt to drink coffee while reading! Awesome. Why DO we turn the radio down to look for a street number?