Thread: Anatomy of a Black Hole

Originally Posted by Tornado Joe

Lately I've been doing a lot of reading and movie rentals on physics and stuff like this - I'm not exactly sure how it started, but this special I saw on PBS a while back definitely sparked my interest. I recommend it to anyone with even the slightest interest in science (I'm in the process of trying to get a copy of it for myself).

Anyway, the special was called "The Elegant Universe" and you can actually watch it for free online. I mention this because in one of the sections they cover black wholes, worm holes and how they can be used to bend space, etc. The 3D animation is outstanding (I know you'd definitely appreciate it, O!

The Elegant Universe

I just watched the first chapter, and must say this looks like an amazing series. I definitely need to find the time to watch all of this.

I remember hearing about The Elegant Universe. I'm definitely going to check it out, now that you've reminded me. Thanks, TJ!

Cool link, O

I love this kinda stuff!

That's an amazingly good and easy to understand presentation.
I'm saving that for next time someone randomly asks about black holes. It happens to me more often than you'd think. Folks think I'm smart round here and ask me all sorts of odd things. Little do they know...

Hey O,

I came across these two web pages while researching something and thought you might find them interesting. The animations themselves are simple but illustrate their point pretty well.

Flash Physics
Upscale -University of Toronto

Cool link O

I love this kinda stuff!