The Fountain of Youth is a Black Hole

by **InkL0sed** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:08 am

Within the event horizon of a black hole, time does not pass.

Thus, if you can get inside an event horizon before getting torn to pieces, you'll live forever. I have found the Fountain of Youth.

by **mpjh** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:11 am

Have fun getting there. Isn't this a Disney movie plot?

Who would you take with you if you could go to such a timeless zone?

by **pancakemix** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:21 am

Speaking of Black Holes, what happened to that thing that was supposed to kill us?

by **mpjh** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:28 am

You mean old age? It is still hanging around.

by **jonesthecurl** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:32 am

For some photons, which were released at the instant of the Big Bang, and which have (obviously) been travelling at light-speed ever since, the universe hasn't started yet: they have been travelling at exactly the right speed to negate the passage of time.
These photons are obviously at the edge of the universe.

by **mpjh** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:35 am

Do they troll?

by **jonesthecurl** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:36 am

they don't have time.

by **mpjh** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:39 am

by **jonesthecurl** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:39 am

You know, having just posted that, and then thought about it, (Yes I know that's the wrong way round usually), I have arrived at the conclusion that this is possibly the cleverest answer to any question ever.

"they don't have time".

Well, do they?

by **mpjh** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:41 am

I agree, I was impressed. If I could give you a prize, I would, but this is not flame wars.

by **jonesthecurl** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:42 am

Frankly, I'm still sitting here stunned by how clever I was.

Jeez, I wish I'd meant to be that clever.

by **mpjh** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:46 am

Clever is as clever does -- must have been a muse in the room with you.

Who would you take to a timeless zone?

by **jonesthecurl** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:51 am

That's a question for "share my views", I think, since if I answer it, it'll be a long answer.

by **mpjh** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:52 am

Well, you got time.

by **oVo** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:01 am

and... IF you had someone you'd like to share a timeless zone with, could you get there in time?

what evidence do you have that such a thing as an event horizon actually exists?