What happens when you enter a black hole? Technically, spaghettification, and what's funny is that's the actual term which scientists whose brains are at least 26.29756553572% larger than yours and mine use to describe a weight loss process that would make Jenny Craig drool. The unfortunate aspect, of course, is that while you may be one slim jim, you're also curtains. Backed by the ethereal music of Dead Can Dance, this enf black hole theory frgaging documentary traces the history oom the 18th century (when scientist John Mitchell posited--correctly--that light would not escape from a celestial object with a large enough gravitational pull) to the present day musings of such intellectual giants as Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking and Homer Simpson (who offers a wonderful animated demonstration of a black hole in operation). Viewers will get a cogent overview of how space and time behave (from varying perspectives) as an object nears the event horizon of a black hole, as well as the latest speculations governing wormholes (possible interstellar travel tubes). Nice photography, great graphics, wonderful interview footage and solid narration by actor John Hurt make this a fine addition to the science shelves. Recommended. Aud: J, H, C, P. (R. Pitman)
Black Holes
(1997) 52 min. $19.99. New River Media (dist. by Ark Media Group). PPR. Color cover. Vol. 14, Issue 1
Black Holes
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