Bob King wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:
 BK>  I saw the news report on this and the question arises then that if
 BK> this was the case then the statement that light cannot escape from
 BK> a black hole becomes redundant. It was also, I would say, just a
 BK> guess by some scientist  as to what it actually was and what caused
 BK> it.
My "guess" is that it was an event similar to mixing hydrogen peroxide and 
potassium permanganate.  When two elements of that nature come together, a 
violent action occurs and somebody, somewhere HAS to see it, otherwise it 
would go by undetected.  Those Black Holes are simply going to have to be 
more selective in the future about what they swallow.
Regards,
Roger  (-:
Roger.Nelson@f7.n3828.z1.fidonet.org 
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