Nyrath Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 http://crowlspace.com/?p=466 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Re: Black holes as high-tech power sources Um... wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrath Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Re: Black holes as high-tech power sources Um... wow. I did say high tech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Re: Black holes as high-tech power sources Well, the Romulans did it, so we know it's possible. Let's get cracking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merovign Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Black holes as high-tech power sources Well, if you'd accept amateurish pseudo-science, you could consider that black holes that spin rapidly can "jet" material and energy at their "poles," which could mean that if you can maintain or increase the spin rate of a singularity, you could, hypothetically, use it like a battery or fuel cell. If you could contain it and recover the energy. If. Also, you could use the gravitational energy of the singularity, were you sufficiently skilled at gravitational engineering, to create a "time-space pocket," in other words create a universe (which is easier than it sounds) that has different "rules" than ours. You might even be able to create a series of shell universes around the singularity, and structure the laws of physics in each to create a variety of opportunities for tapping energy, or even channeling the energy inside the singularity. Which is all more or less gobbledegook, but there you are. I don't know about micro-singularities, though. From what I understand, they require a lot of care and feeding or they collapse and disappear. Which is a nice fail-safe mode, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Superior Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Re: Black holes as high-tech power sources Cool! Now I know how to power my Star Destroyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Re: Black holes as high-tech power sources Actually, Star Wars ships have power sources that FAR exceed the efficiency of 100% matter-to-energy conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Re: Black holes as high-tech power sources Well' date=' the Romulans did it, so we know it's possible. Let's get cracking![/quote'] Black holes are used as power sources on a few occasion in the Stargate franchise, too (e.g., Ori supergates). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Re: Black holes as high-tech power sources Black hole technology http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=541 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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