Comments on: Stars Orbiting Close to Black Holes Flattened like Hot Pancakes http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:15:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: dimewit http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-20200 dimewit Sun, 11 May 2008 10:23:08 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-20200 Yeah Bellinda, I can only confirm what you say. Ian is my buddy. He has the right style to make science hot and spicy. During all my high school times I hated mathematics cause it hated me. I have been in love with other things. Real life and stuff. Ian takes away my shortcomings. I understand now immediately all the secrets of the universe, all without algebra and trigonometry. And there is even action in the plot, not that boring ages and millions over millions of years and light years. Pure action and cool special effects Ian keep it coming. You are the hero of us pedestrians. Yeah Bellinda,

I can only confirm what you say.
Ian is my buddy.
He has the right style to make science hot and spicy.

During all my high school times I hated mathematics cause it hated me.
I have been in love with other things. Real life and stuff.
Ian takes away my shortcomings.

I understand now immediately all the secrets of the universe, all without algebra and trigonometry.
And there is even action in the plot, not that boring ages and millions over millions of years and light years. Pure action and cool special effects

Ian keep it coming. You are the hero of us pedestrians.

]]> By: bellinda birdleg http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-20175 bellinda birdleg Sat, 10 May 2008 20:58:16 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-20175 Perfect. Thanks Ian, another sparkler. Thats what I like about your articles. They deliver what I need. Always. I can almost hear the dying star mauling. Slowly, but with a sound that shakes the entire universe. A very low infra or something sound. Wouldn't this sound even create earthquakes here on earth ? I think at least on the side of the earth that faces the black hole. Sigh. Thats so beautiful scary. And I can understand everything even without a college education. Thank you Ian, your fan Bellinda Perfect.
Thanks Ian, another sparkler.
Thats what I like about your articles.
They deliver what I need. Always.

I can almost hear the dying star mauling.
Slowly, but with a sound that shakes the entire universe. A very low infra or something sound.

Wouldn't this sound even create earthquakes here on earth ?
I think at least on the side of the earth that faces the black hole.

Sigh. Thats so beautiful scary.
And I can understand everything even without a college education.

Thank you Ian, your fan Bellinda

]]> By: ScepticTim http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-20092 ScepticTim Fri, 09 May 2008 21:42:50 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-20092 Thanks Ian, a very good article . I tracked down the original paper and it seems to be an excellent example of astrophysical modeling presented in sufficient detail and clarity that it might be of interest to senior undergraduate students in physics or in a related discipline. For those interested it is available at arXiv:0707.2476v2 [astro-ph] 22 Jan 2008. Thanks Ian, a very good article . I tracked down the original paper and it seems to be an excellent example of astrophysical modeling presented in sufficient detail and clarity that it might be of interest to senior undergraduate students in physics or in a related discipline. For those interested it is available at arXiv:0707.2476v2 [astro-ph] 22 Jan 2008.

]]> By: robbb http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-20091 robbb Fri, 09 May 2008 21:28:08 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-20091 super interesting. Am always amazed at the power of the forces at work in the universe. If the universe is in fact designed the designer(s) have a dramatic flair I can appreciate. super interesting. Am always amazed at the power of the forces at work in the universe. If the universe is in fact designed the designer(s) have a dramatic flair I can appreciate.

]]> By: lawyer http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-20084 lawyer Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:50 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-20084 :lol: pradipta you are even better than Ian. What if you and Ian join forces and build the ultimate braintrust ? :lol:
pradipta you are even better than Ian.

What if you and Ian join forces and build the ultimate braintrust ?

]]> By: pradipta http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-20059 pradipta Fri, 09 May 2008 17:40:57 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-20059 We can see only light and lighted objects. We can see nothing in the darkness. We are only capable to see the original objects of solar system within the radius of 150 million kilometer from us. Ahead of it everything is mere image into space mirror. Visit http://www.spacemirrormystery.com to know the original truth and wish you to do best for prosperous space research. We can see only light and lighted objects. We can see nothing in the darkness. We are only capable to see the original objects of solar system within the radius of 150 million kilometer from us. Ahead of it everything is mere image into space mirror.
Visit http://www.spacemirrormystery.com to know the original truth and wish you to do best for prosperous space research.

]]> By: biggest bang http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-19993 biggest bang Fri, 09 May 2008 08:52:16 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-19993 Hi Ian, I would characterize the accretion disk more like a crêpe and not like a pancake. My scientific argument is that a crêpe is much closer to the consistency of all the accretion disks I visited recently. Also i strongly plead to verify whether the process of 'being sucked into a death spiral' is painful. My last experience about this happening was extremely joyful. I would even tend to say extraordinary mindbugglingly pleasing and enjoyable. Last but not least we should stress the point that all the civilisations that would orbit around the star that slowly but with titanic power and ineluctable dies into the greedy blackhole, very likely are doomed. The only way out for them is collective suicide or interstellar space travel What do you think ? Hi Ian,

I would characterize the accretion disk more like a crêpe and not like a pancake.
My scientific argument is that a crêpe is much closer to the consistency of all the accretion disks I visited recently.

Also i strongly plead to verify whether the process of 'being sucked into a death spiral' is painful.
My last experience about this happening was extremely joyful.
I would even tend to say extraordinary mindbugglingly pleasing and enjoyable.

Last but not least we should stress the point that all the civilisations that would orbit around the star that slowly but with titanic power and ineluctable dies into the greedy blackhole, very likely are doomed. The only way out for them is collective suicide or interstellar space travel

What do you think ?

]]> By: alphonso richardson http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-19985 alphonso richardson Fri, 09 May 2008 07:35:03 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-19985 Most intriguing. I'd like to see wherethis work goes. Most intriguing.
I'd like to see wherethis work goes.

]]> By: Steve http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-19983 Steve Fri, 09 May 2008 05:36:05 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-19983 Wouldn't studying "Hot jupiters" also be a possible theory as to what it would be like with a star orbiting a black hole. I mean, the atmosphere of the gas giant is going to be ripped away and one could assume that the planets shape would also be flattened due to its fast rotation and forces against it Wouldn't studying "Hot jupiters" also be a possible theory as to what it would be like with a star orbiting a black hole. I mean, the atmosphere of the gas giant is going to be ripped away and one could assume that the planets shape would also be flattened due to its fast rotation and forces against it

]]> By: Freiddie http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-19980 Freiddie Fri, 09 May 2008 03:51:55 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-19980 I second to the previous comment by Lawrence. I second to the previous comment by Lawrence.

]]> By: Lawrence McCurrach http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/08/stars-orbiting-close-to-black-holes-flattened-like-hot-pancakes/comment-page-1/#comment-19968 Lawrence McCurrach Fri, 09 May 2008 00:56:13 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14149#comment-19968 very interesting. keep the good work up UT! very interesting.

keep the good work up UT!

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