Comment Re:Facts (Score 1) 261
considering the medium in described in the article was produced by packing atoms in a super cooled envirement creates a new medium of matter. Could it not be argued that the black hole itself creates another unkown medium or mediums at certain distance (such as the event horizon itself)? The scenarios do seem somehwat comparable I think.
The extreme gravity of the black hole pulls in gasses and other matter wich at some point could combine under the pressure to create a medium simular to that of the experiment.
Different combinations of particles sucked in as well as differnt suround temperatures could very well cause this medium to be slightly different from black hole to black hole... theoretically slowing light to different speeds at varyng distances from the black hole untill it reaches a point of density actually capable of if not stopping it then slowing it beyond our perception.
Could that point not be the event horizon itself?
The extreme gravity of the black hole pulls in gasses and other matter wich at some point could combine under the pressure to create a medium simular to that of the experiment.
Different combinations of particles sucked in as well as differnt suround temperatures could very well cause this medium to be slightly different from black hole to black hole... theoretically slowing light to different speeds at varyng distances from the black hole untill it reaches a point of density actually capable of if not stopping it then slowing it beyond our perception.
Could that point not be the event horizon itself?
