Can a black hole power a spaceship?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Astronomy, Physics, Science, Natural Sciences

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Daniel and Jorge tackle the physics, engineering and safety questions of using a black hole to visit nearby stars.

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0:00.0	I'm Amber Reffett and I'm her gorgeous sister, Lacey Lamar.
0:03.2	If in fact Lacey is not that gorgeous.
0:05.2	Amber, get on with it.
0:06.2	Okay everybody, we have exciting news to share.
0:08.4	We're teaming up with Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network to bring you our
0:11.8	brand new podcast called The Amber and Lacey Lacey and Amber Show.
0:15.0	We did it.
0:16.0	We sold a bunch of books, we conquered late night and now we'll play fun quizzes and games
0:19.8	with friends and take you along for the ride.
0:22.4	Listen to the Amber and Lacey, Lacey and Amber Show on Will Ferrell's Big Money
0:26.1	Players Network on the iHard Radio App Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.1	Hey Jorge, have you ever wanted to go visit another star or even a faraway galaxy?
0:45.1	Totally.
0:46.1	I mean, wouldn't.
0:47.1	Although, you know, it kind of depends on what the accommodations are over there.
0:50.7	Like are we going to be camping on a rock basically for the rest of my life?
0:54.7	Or is it going to be a beautiful place?
0:57.1	Well, it's kind of hard to get pictures in advance if you're the first human to ever
1:01.3	land on this surface.
1:02.3	Oh, there aren't any Airbnb reviews yet.
1:05.5	You can't trust Yeap to do everything for you.
1:07.5	But I guess the problem is how will we even get there?
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