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The Heaviest Objects In The Universe........
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ninjaking67
Ambassador of Good Will
I was afraid this was gonna be another "Your Mama" joke!
The text in the OP should say “densest”. It’s more appropriate to compare them in terms of density, not weight.
But, that would detract from the humor intended by referencing the Les Paul!
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
It's also not a Custom. And I think just for accuracy's sake, we should say late '70s Custom.
mcblink
Ambassador of Riffs & Spliffs
Black holes' weights are measured in "solar masses" so I guess they do? If there's a unit of measurement for it, I would think that they do have "weight"
Cadorman
Ambassador of the Catocaster
F= M × 9.8 m/s^2
F is weight
M is mass
9.8 m/s^2 is the rate of acceleration due to earth's gravity.
Therefore I posit that you would only be able to determine the weight of a black hole if it is being consumed by a larger black hole and you know the rate of acceleration towards the larger black hole and the mass of the smaller one.
What if they are the same mass?
F is weight
M is mass
9.8 m/s^2 is the rate of acceleration due to earth's gravity.
Therefore I posit that you would only be able to determine the weight of a black hole if it is being consumed by a larger black hole and you know the rate of acceleration towards the larger black hole and the mass of the smaller one.
What if they are the same mass?
mcblink
Ambassador of Riffs & Spliffs
When two black holes collide, they send gravitational waves out, which can be detected by sensitive instruments called.....gravitational wave detectors.
Here's some reading material for whenever you're on the can or whatever. One of these observatories is located nearby me.
en.wikipedia.org
I don't have any idea how one might go about determining weight of a black hole. They're fascinating and kinda freaky too. We don't know a "hole" lot about them yet.
Here's some reading material for whenever you're on the can or whatever. One of these observatories is located nearby me.
LIGO - Wikipedia
I don't have any idea how one might go about determining weight of a black hole. They're fascinating and kinda freaky too. We don't know a "hole" lot about them yet.
eclecticsynergy
Ambassador of Electric Synergy
Weight, ...what?
ninjaking67
Ambassador of Good Will
It should be noted that this only applies here on Earth as the 9.8 m/s^2 is the acceleration constant due to Earth's gravity. This would be different on another planet, moon, etc.
Cadorman
Ambassador of the Catocaster
So, getting back to the original topic, if your new lighter weight Les Paul were to collide with a 70s vintage Les Paul it would be consumed by the older Les Paul. In fact, if you were playing a newer Les Paul on stage with someone with a 70s model and got to close you would no longer be heard as your sound would be drawn in early on. So, don't ever play with someone touting a 70s Les Paul.
Far Rider
Ambassador Of The Cataverse
Carl Sagan couldn't have said that better.
Another hypothesis holds that if a new, lighter weight Les Paul were to collide with a 70s, vintage Les Paul, the headstocks would break off both guitars.
The energy released by the collision and the sudden headstock separation would result in a supermassive gravitational force that would pull a Telecaster from a case off-stage.