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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[-] PostingInPublic@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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.

[-] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 15 points 5 months ago

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

[-] Grabthar@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Nah, more like nature's Roomba.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 5 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.

[-] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

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

[-] joshLaserbeam@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

So Claypool-Lennon Delirium?

[-] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 2 points 5 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.

[-] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 5 months ago

They're the langoliers

[-] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Just had to look it up. Wow maybe.

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 13 points 5 months ago

Slightly asymmetrical explosions. Neat.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 5 months ago

Relative to?..

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Op's mom

[-] TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.page 3 points 5 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.

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