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		hansulu 45 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LIGO detects most massive black hole merger to dat... I was disappointed to learn that it would require billions of solar masses of energy from a black hole merger to be able to ride the gravitational wave starting at a distance of a few Schwarzschild radii. It seems like riding a plasma jet might be better. (Just planning my next trip.)

pixl97 44 days ago [–]

Much better off just chucking 90% of your mass into the blackhole to get a hella kick.

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