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Black holes are rampaging through our universe at more than 2.2 million mph and scientists think they now know why (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Around 1000 km per second. Mph, come on.

Edit: says so right in tfa, I'll take the come on back

Edit 2: the escape velocity of the milky way is said to be 550 km per second. The orbital velocity of the sun around the milky way is 230 km per second.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Are they drunk? Really really angry? Very anti-social and aggressive like motorcycle thugs?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Nah, more like nature's Roomba.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I'm gonna need a star-sized cat to sit on those black hole Roombas and ride around the universe for shits and giggles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a Beatles song, if they were formed in 2015.

[–] joshLaserbeam 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So Claypool-Lennon Delirium?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I have no idea what this means but it’s sounds fabulous so I’ll say yes, and go off to search it up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They're the langoliers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Just had to look it up. Wow maybe.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Slightly asymmetrical explosions. Neat.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Relative to?..

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Op's mom

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The article seems to imply that speed is relative to the star who's nova formed the black hole. That speed from the headline is seen only for moments after formation.