I was watching the BBC program "Space" with Sam Neill this morning.
One of my least favourite programs because it seems to have been made
to excite and tittilate the ignorant rather than inform the knowledge
seeker. IMHO it's a curate's egg with lots of cruddy gee-whizz
graphics interspersed with brief bits of genuine science.

In episode 3 we are regaled with the breathless tale of "monsters"
that could consume the earth - black holes. Including a scenario of
what would happen to the solar system should one of these take it into
its head to devour us.

Having recently discussed black hole/earth encounters, I was wondering
if anyone would care to comment on this particular depiction - and
how close it would be to what scientific thought holds for such an
encounter. Personally I think it sucks - but that is a complete
tailbone feeling, having nothing to do with either scientific thought
or logical analysis.

Eugene L Griessel

Art is what you can get away with. You didn't get away with it. It's not
art. -- Squid