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From: mvp@v7fs1.UUCP (Mike Van Pelt)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Black holes (was Re: Comparing c and speed of sound)
Message-ID: <210@v7fs1.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 89 18:18:08 GMT
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Reply-To: mvp@v7fs1.UUCP (Mike Van Pelt)
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In article <8902080259.AA04715@cmr.icst.nbs.gov> roberts@CMR.ICST.NBS.GOV (John Roberts) writes:
>My own area of skepticism: I'm not convinced that it's possible for a 
>black hole to come into existence in a finite period of time, from the
>viewpoint of an outside observer.

I'm convinced you're right.

Since time slows down, asymptotically approaching 'stopped' at the
event horizon, the closest there can be is a "black hole in progress".
-- 
Mike Van Pelt                 Video 7              ...ames!vsi1!v7fs1!mvp
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