Saturday, September 25, 2010

Spaghettification: Definition One


Wikipedia describes spaghettification as "the vertical stretching and horizontal compression of objects into long thin shapes (rather like spaghetti) in a very strong gravitational field." On planet Earth, one can unfortunately come across a gravitational field emitted by an extremely negative person - with similar results. The experience feels unpleasantly like being drunk. If you're wondering what's so unpleasant about being drunk, ask a glass of water.

For Spaghettification: Definition Two, click here.

3 comments:

  1. Black Hole doesn't really reflect the accurate size. In reality, Black Hole is at least 2.5 times the depicted size. You should correct the drawing.

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  2. I have been searching for a word like this! I wish I didn't need to use it so darn often...

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