{"id":141484,"date":"2022-07-01T12:24:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/what-if-we-could-harness-the-energy-of-a-black-hole"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:24:37","slug":"what-if-we-could-harness-the-energy-of-a-black-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/what-if-we-could-harness-the-energy-of-a-black-hole","title":{"rendered":"What If We Could Harness the Energy of a Black Hole?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What If We Could Harness the Energy of a Black Hole?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n36WoXqQbjg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What would happen if you put a couple of physicists in a room with a rope, a box and a black hole? They might come up with a plan to power the Earth for centuries. Black holes aren\u2019t something you come across every day. To make a black hole of your own, you\u2019d have to squeeze a star ten times bigger than our Sun into a sphere the diameter of New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Transcript and sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/whatif.show\/what-if-we-could-harness-the-energy-of-a-black-hole\/\">https:\/\/whatif.show\/what-if-we-could-harness-the-energy-of-a-black-hole\/<\/a><br \/> Music: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/whatif-music\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/whatif-music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch more what-if scenarios:<br \/> Planet Earth: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_-HhCwYD7rc&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJCzxwmCq0NNpYq9N9wyb2l\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_-HhCwYD7rc&amp;list=PLZdXRHYAVx\u2026Yq9N9wyb2l<\/a>.<br \/> The Cosmos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gfuJyVkMH_g&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJno6oFF9nLGuwXNGYHmE8U\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gfuJyVkMH_g&amp;list=PLZdXRHYAVx\u2026wXNGYHmE8U<\/a><br \/> Technology: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CS3bBO05fpU&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTIeRY3JtgXgoGqSEB7kDdKO\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CS3bBO05fpU&amp;list=PLZdXRHYAVx\u2026qSEB7kDdKO<\/a><br \/> Your Body: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QmXR46TrbA8&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJNsV9FFeNAKl2ySsHj8GZO\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QmXR46TrbA8&amp;list=PLZdXRHYAVx\u20262ySsHj8GZO<\/a><br \/> Humanity: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fdCDQIyXGnw&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTIFnvmOeWbv-Mt8zFxSCSvZ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fdCDQIyXGnw&amp;list=PLZdXRHYAVx\u2026t8zFxSCSvZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tweet us your what-if question to suggest an episode: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhatIfScience\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhatIfScience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What If elsewhere:<br \/> Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/whatif.show\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/whatif.show\/<\/a><br \/> Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhatIfScience\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhatIfScience<\/a>.<br \/> Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/What.If.science\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/What.If.science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Suggest an episode (detailed): <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/suggest-whatif.\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/suggest-whatif.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/what-if-we-could-harness-the-energy-of-a-black-hole\">Continue reading \u201cWhat If We Could Harness the Energy of a Black Hole?\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would happen if you put a couple of physicists in a room with a rope, a box and a black hole? 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