by Zack Zagranis | updated 27 seconds ago
While most nerds are content to debate whether or not Batman can take on Wolverine, they agree Dead Planet Society Preoccupied with bigger questions like, can gravitational waves tear entire planets apart? Last episode of new worldThe podcast takes a godlike approach to the universe and tries to figure out if you can move a celestial body like checkers on a chessboard, if it’s possible to place two black holes near a planet in such a way that the resulting gravitational waves can be bent. they are like a piece of monkey bread.
If theoretical gravitational waves vibrated at the right frequency, they could potentially cause the Earth to expand beyond its limits until it breaks into smaller pieces.
Gravity wave researcher Christopher Perry is joined by presenters Chelsea White and Leah Crane Dead Planet SocietyThe final episode was to discuss his area of expertise and whether or not gravitational waves could be an effective replacement for the Death Star.
What causes gravitational waves?
Gravitational waves are usually caused by something very massive and dense, such as a black hole colliding with another black hole. The resulting cosmic ripples or “waves” radiate outwards, disrupting space-time as it progresses. Given how far away most of these space disasters are from waves that reach Earth, they are so small they can only be detected with highly specialized instruments.
Artist’s gravitational wave rendering
All three podcasters start with the premise, “Is it possible to make gravitational waves strong enough for humans to feel?” But the conversation quickly grew into how to make waves big enough to destroy the Earth or, as Chelsea put it, “Yeah, or the solar system, or everything, anywhere.” According to Perry, the first problem is distinguishing between gravitational waves and ordinary gravitational waves.
Ultimately, the consensus seems to be that you can use a gravitational wave to destroy a planet – or even an entire solar system if you prefer – but the conditions behind such a wave could never occur naturally.
“When you get very close to a source of gravitational waves, at least the gravitational waves we’re talking about, say, two black holes orbiting each other, space-time actually swells up, so it’s not easy to tell the waves apart. from its own underlying gravity,” Perry explained.
Perry ultimately establishes shaking as the key to making Earth break away. If theoretical gravitational waves vibrated at the right frequency, they could potentially cause the Earth to expand beyond its limits until it breaks into smaller pieces. The conversation devolves from there into a theoretical cosmic symphony of black holes positioned at specific positions and frequencies, generating waves at different pitches.
Perry believes you could send this signal out in any direction in space and it would be a beautiful sounding orchestra of pure destruction.
Ultimately, the consensus seems to be that you can use a gravitational wave to destroy a planet – or even an entire solar system if you prefer – but the conditions behind such a wave could never occur naturally.
Only if one person has equal control over the universe Maine crafts Players have their own little world, which can be scenes where planet-destroying gravity waves can be generated.
In other words, don’t add “splitting wildly by massive gravitational waves” to your 2023 bingo card.
2023-08-21 18:31:37
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