Hi all, I have a few questions about what I learned about black holes
from this disney movie...

Is it true that all robots can fly, even in a black hole?

Does this movie give proof that GOD=G_UV ?

Just kidding!
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I finally saw this movie, but I'm not sure what it says as social
commentary.
Any comments from the newsgroup community to help me deal with this
traumatizing experience?

Some other quotes here for your amusement:

"stay as long as you can at the event horizon, there might be an
einstein-rosen bridge to consider"

"we've got to turn up the boosters and make a run for zero gravity"

"we developed antigravity forces to maintain our position.. a mexican
standoff"

Cheers - luke

On Wed, 26 May 2004 10:06:31 -0700, luke wrote:

I finally saw this movie, but I'm not sure what it says as social
commentary.
Any comments from the newsgroup community to help me deal with this
traumatizing experience?

(I assume you mean the movie "The Black Hole" tho you didn't actually say.)

I enjoyed the background music (I just have low taste I guess). Outside
of that the movie was pretty awful.

The destruction of the notebook by the robot, with those goofy cutters on
its hands, made the entire exercise pointless, and showed that robots are
ultimately evil. Or maybe it showed that being a mad scientist doesn't
pay. Or maybe it was just another object lesson in how important it is to
make regular backups.

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(luke) wrote in message . com...
Hi all, I have a few questions about what I learned about black holes
from this disney movie...

Is it true that all robots can fly, even in a black hole?


Yes, of course, all robots.

Does this movie give proof that GOD=G_UV ?


Yes, movies are always the best proof.


Just kidding!
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I finally saw this movie, but I'm not sure what it says as social
commentary.

It says: Good guys go to heaven, bad guys go to hell.

Any comments from the newsgroup community to help me deal with this
traumatizing experience?

Some other quotes here for your amusement:

"stay as long as you can at the event horizon, there might be an
einstein-rosen bridge to consider"


No massive object can stay at the event horizon.

"we've got to turn up the boosters and make a run for zero gravity"


Meaningless drivel. If it gives you a headache, loosen each ear by
one turn.

"we developed antigravity forces to maintain our position.. a mexican
standoff"


Antigravity is not compatible with GR; As far as I know, GR is the
only theory that predicts black holes. You can't have your GR and eat
it too.


My favorite part was where the giant red-hot sphere breaches the
spacecraft and the air magically stays inside.
There is one point that they got right which virtually every other
sci-fi flick gets wrong: It's dark in deep space.

Paul Cardinale

Dear Paul Cardinale:

"Paul Cardinale" wrote in message
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Antigravity is not compatible with GR; As far as I know, GR is the
only theory that predicts black holes. You can't have your GR and eat
it too.

You could have a black hole in Newtonian gravity, but then Newton had c
being essentially "infinite", so a classical escape velocity of 300,000
km/sec might not mean anything...

David A. Smith

(Paul Cardinale) wrote in message . com...
(luke) wrote in message . com...
Hi all, I have a few questions about what I learned about black holes
from this disney movie...

Is it true that all robots can fly, even in a black hole?


Yes, of course, all robots.

Does this movie give proof that GOD=G_UV ?


Yes, movies are always the best proof.


Just kidding!
----------------------------

I finally saw this movie, but I'm not sure what it says as social
commentary.

It says: Good guys go to heaven, bad guys go to hell.

Both of which are in a black hole.



"stay as long as you can at the event horizon, there might be an
einstein-rosen bridge to consider"


No massive object can stay at the event horizon.


Well that's easy then just turn down the spacecraft mass to zero, Dan.


"we developed antigravity forces to maintain our position.. a mexican
standoff"


Antigravity is not compatible with GR; As far as I know, GR is the
only theory that predicts black holes. You can't have your GR and eat
it too.


My favorite part was where the giant red-hot sphere breaches the
spacecraft and the air magically stays inside.

Yes, that was truly classic. I also enjoyed the camera shaking and
rotating effects.. the vague recognition to freefall when
occasionally a person would float up ito a room and take a seat were
also pretty funny.

Sal is right, the orchestral soundtrack makes the whole thing still
enjoyable.

Thanks - luke

(luke) wrote in message . com...

Hi all, I have a few questions about what I learned about black holes
from this disney movie...


Learned? Disney? Doubt it!


Is it true that all robots can fly, even in a black hole?

Does this movie give proof that GOD=G_UV ?

Just kidding!
----------------------------


That's good!


I finally saw this movie, but I'm not sure what it says as social
commentary.
Any comments from the newsgroup community to help me deal with this
traumatizing experience?


Michael Eisner wants to suck up all your loose bucks like a black hole!


Some other quotes here for your amusement:

"stay as long as you can at the event horizon, there might be an
einstein-rosen bridge to consider"


A Bridge Too Far!


"we've got to turn up the boosters and make a run for zero gravity"

"we developed antigravity forces to maintain our position.. a mexican
standoff"

Cheers - luke


Cheers - Double-A