What would happen if 2 super massive black holes collide?

I am very interested in this. We know that Galaxy's can colide - Our galaxy(The Milky Way) is actually going to collide with the andromeda galaxy in about 3 billion years, but as this happens the supermassive black holes in galaxies will also collide and here is where things get interesting.

The gravitational forces involved in the collision would be huge, but what would actually happen?

*Waits for Xaos to click on thread*

*shrugs*

Maybe create a new universe? Completely destroy ours? Make a loud fart noise?

No idea.

The last time that happened, Anderson Silva was created.

Sounds like a ****storm to me.

I saw a documentary on this once. Apparently either our solar system will be sucked by the black holes, be thrown off into the space between galaxies where there's nothing, or, I guess, stay on the new combined galaxy. Provided it doesn't run into another star system. There are galaxies out there that were a result of galaxies coliding.

They'd combine of course. A black hole is just a lot of mass crushed together so there's no reason it wouldn't act like any other mass.markop2003

^^ My impression as well.

I saw a documentary on this once. Apparently either our solar system will be sucked by the black holes, be thrown off into the space between galaxies where there's nothing, or, I guess, stay on the new combined galaxy. Provided it doesn't run into another star system. There are galaxies out there that were a result of galaxies coliding.

Cataclism

They would simply form a bigger black hole.

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Blue-Sky

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Past differences aside, you officially my hero.

Probably just form into a single even bigger black hole.

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They'd combine of course. A black hole is just a lot of mass crushed together so there's no reason it wouldn't act like any other mass.markop2003

How about no? Seriously did you read that out of the back of a Lucky Charms box?

[QUOTE="markop2003"]They'd combine of course. A black hole is just a lot of mass crushed together so there's no reason it wouldn't act like any other mass.Hakarie

How about no? Seriously did you read that out of the back of a Lucky Charms box?

:lol: What kind of lucky charm boxes have you been reading...? Mine don't talk about black holes. :(

[QUOTE="markop2003"]They'd combine of course. A black hole is just a lot of mass crushed together so there's no reason it wouldn't act like any other mass.Hakarie

How about no? Seriously did you read that out of the back of a Lucky Charms box?

They combine and beome a bigger black hole

They would try to stick the other in their big holes until the one with the best sucking and biggest hole wins.

Curse the glitch in the "new, improved" Gamespot that disallows me making this a linky: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=black+hole+collision+simulationxaos

[QUOTE="markop2003"]They'd combine of course. A black hole is just a lot of mass crushed together so there's no reason it wouldn't act like any other mass.Hakarie

How about no? Seriously did you read that out of the back of a Lucky Charms box?

Ask Powerman5000.

I am very interested in this. We know that Galaxy's can colide - Our galaxy(The Milky Way) is actually going to collide with the andromeda galaxy in about 3 billion years, but as this happens the supermassive black holes in galaxies will also collide and here is where things get interesting.

The gravitational forces involved in the collision would be huge, but what would actually happen?

*Waits for Xaos to click on thread*

DeX2010

[QUOTE="DeX2010"]

I am very interested in this. We know that Galaxy's can colide - Our galaxy(The Milky Way) is actually going to collide with the andromeda galaxy in about 3 billion years, but as this happens the supermassive black holes in galaxies will also collide and here is where things get interesting.

The gravitational forces involved in the collision would be huge, but what would actually happen?

*Waits for Xaos to click on thread*

parkurtommo

Pretty sure they spin around until they collide, debris flies around and then a new galaxy is formed. I watched the whole space season on Discovery Science 2 or 3 times (some episodes even more times). All galaxies have a super massive black hole in the center that holds everything in a huge orbit around it. Watch more discovery science, really.iskeethunters

[QUOTE="parkurtommo"][QUOTE="DeX2010"]

I am very interested in this. We know that Galaxy's can colide - Our galaxy(The Milky Way) is actually going to collide with the andromeda galaxy in about 3 billion years, but as this happens the supermassive black holes in galaxies will also collide and here is where things get interesting.

The gravitational forces involved in the collision would be huge, but what would actually happen?

*Waits for Xaos to click on thread*

chaoscougar1

[QUOTE="iskeethunters"]Pretty sure they spin around until they collide, debris flies around and then a new galaxy is formed. I watched the whole space season on Discovery Science 2 or 3 times (some episodes even more times). All galaxies have a super massive black hole in the center that holds everything in a huge orbit around it. Watch more discovery science, really.chaoscougar1

[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"][QUOTE="iskeethunters"]Pretty sure they spin around until they collide, debris flies around and then a new galaxy is formed. I watched the whole space season on Discovery Science 2 or 3 times (some episodes even more times). All galaxies have a super massive black hole in the center that holds everything in a huge orbit around it. Watch more discovery science, really.iskeethunters

Nothing apart from form a bigger black hole. Apparently black hole NEVER die, which is quite scary. Considering the amount of stars in our galaxy alone, there will be a time where black holes will be everywhere.MushroomWig

I believe a dance off is customary.jimmyjammer69

[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"]I believe a dance off is customary.xaos

They had Ellen Degeneres on there, does that count?