Friends,
If I understand this article in the New Scientist (and that’s not assured by any means), Nikodem Poplawski of Indiana University has suggested that not only could every black hole contain a universe, but that our very own universe might reside in a black hole. and since our universe contains black holes, those black holes would also contain universes, etc. ad absurdum
This explains some weirdness that happens with neutrinos, says Nik (can I call you Nik?), including a “preferred direction”—a spin imparted on particles, if you will—caused by entering the black hole to begin with. Kind of a curveball, if I’m reading it correctly.
The really messed up part of this is that if it’s true, the event not only put a topspin on space but also on time. Could this really be why the seconds hand on the clocks at the DMV move more slowly than they do while you’re dangling your feet in a creek on a warm summer’s day? Is the Minnesota Fats of the universe banking the dreary moments of your days off the left bumper of time to sink the joyous moments down into the right corner pocket? Could this analogy be even more tortured? (not really. -ed) What would Nik think?
Can I call you Nik?
– bob