It seems a long time since I did a “we’re all going to die” post, and with all of the hysteria about swine flu I thought it was about time to have something else to worry about – rogue black holes.
Yes folks, astronomers now believe that there are many rogue black holes roaming out galaxy (and quite probably every other galaxy) just looking for yummy little stars to gobble up. The good news is that the models suggest they won’t normally be found in our sort of neighborhood. The nearest rogue is likely to be several thousand light years away.
But you never know. If it looks kind of dark under your bed tonight, you might want to poke it with a stick to see if there’s an event horizon there.
No, don’t do that, you’ll only feed it and bring the end closer.
On the one hand, I’m scared; on the other paw, I’m amused at calling them “rogue” black holes. As opposed to the ones that follow the laws of physics, the ones that do as they’re told, the ones that don’t pull pranks on unsuspecting stars, etc. 😉