THEY PROVED EINSTEIN’s THEORY OF RELATIVITY, basically, and they proved the detection of gravity waves.
I’m a nerd, but I don’t pretend to understand this. All I know is that they say you BEND space now, that they found two black holes COLLIDING and the energy that came from that, about 3 times the mass of our Sun, expanded out in waves like sound waves.
So, we can now HEAR THE UNIVERSE, the parts we can’t see, and it’s said that we can “hear” the fringes of the universe, essentially going back in time to find out more about the universe. Black holes as well, and don’t they scare you? The THOUGHT of them?
SORRY GUYS, I’m just having a moment here. About the universe, and the sheer MASSIVENESS of it, and the fact that we’re really fucking insignificant. And of course, GRAVITY WAVES.
I might not UNDERSTAND it fully, but that doesn’t mean I can’t realise what an enormous discovery this is. We have access to knowledge and to a theory that was presented 100 years ago, FINALLY.
Is it just me that’s freaking out a bit, or are you guys just staring at the screen, thinking, “WHAT THE HELL is she talking about?!”
I don’t have a clue, but again, this is SCARY as hell. If you’ve heard the gravity wave sound at the frequency we CAN hear, you’ll understand.
Nerd rant is OVER.
What d’ya think?
From Elm 🙂
Just Call Me Elm or Something 
yes omg, i saw that on the bbc news app a few mins ago! It’s awesome! SPACE NERD TWINNING!
YES! SPACEEEEE fascinates me; it’s terrifying and large and unknown and ARGH!
yes omg!
Huh? I’ll look it up now! 🙂
😛 It’s kinda complicated but I’m a nerd so hehe
Dont have clue what you’re on about
Neither do I, but it’s kind of amazing. Basically, two black holes collided about 1 billion years ago, sending out waves, and they’ve just been detected by… I think they’re lazers?
Einstein was a freaking genius 😀 And that back in time stuff really messes with my head XD
OHHH same! 🙂
I am so with you on nerding out about space and physics! It’s so interesting, I could literally read about it for hours. It just blows my mind you know?! Love reading things like this!:))
It does for me too! The things we JUST DON’T KNOW astound me.
I feel that! I follow NASA on Instagram and not joking I stalk the page for hours IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND, also how infinitely big everything is I just cant
OH MY GOODNESS YES! We are so small, so insignificant compared to EVERYTHING. The universe does it’s thing and we just exist.
Don’t, my brain will melt
Mine already has 😀
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING ON BUT HOW COOL SPACE IS COOL EVERYTHING IS COOL AND SCARY
I KNOW WHAT’s HAPPENING AAARGHHHHH WHATTT
Sometimes I just realize the universe is a thing and it really freaks me out. Like everything is in the universe, everything ever and all I understand is in my tiny brain of cells and mush and whatever else
Exactly. ARGH! So glad you understand my freakouts
I’M GLAD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE NERDING OUT
OMGOMGOMG IT’s SO SCARYYYY
I feel like it’s so stupid and useless that I’m here studying fucking geography when the theory of relativity has been proved. You employed the word insignificant very well.
Thank you! 😀 And I know. EVERYTHING seems so pointless now.
AHH THIS IS COOL I DON’T UNDERSTAND IT BUT SCIENCE!
I KNOW IT IS SCARY AND COMPICATED DON’T TRY AND UNDERSTAND
SO HAPPY THAT I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE GETTING EXCITED FOR THIS! THIS IS SO AWESOME!! 😀 😀
I KNOW I KNOW EEEEKKK! And SCARY AS HELL TOO
It sure is! 😁😁
got no clue what this is but WOOP sounds exciting and crazy! Also black holes are terrifying but also cool
I know. They’re so unknown to us ARGH!
Oh my god! THIS SOUNDS SO EXCITING!!!!! GRAVITY WAVES ARE NOW REAL! Yay! Nerds unite!
YESSS!!!!!! NERDS FOREVER! 😀
Space fascinates me too! You’re not the only one freaking out. This is me every time i read about a new discovery that has anything to do with space xx
OHHHH YESSS I’m not the only one! 😀
Sometimes I wonder how Einstein managed to be so goddamn BRILLIANT. I mean, he literally made this amazing theory that took 100 freaking years to get proved!!
And I know what you mean about black holes — they seem quite frightening, don’t they? You know what, there have been times when people asked me what I’m afraid of, and I replied, “Black holes”. (And they just stared blankly at me, LOL. XD )
Oh my goodness they’re TERRIFYING! 😀 And Yes!
I love the topic relating space, it’s like the only thing in physics that I understand
Same here! 😀
I’ve heard about this and I think it’s so incredible that they managed to prove his theory right! It’s amazing for me but at the same time kinda scary as they have a new and different way to look at space and well.. You never know what they’re gonna find!
Exactly! The unknown is honestly terrifying for me.
OMG wow!!thats justwow!!how to describe it?……wordsnatching?!!
I DOOON’TTTT KNOWWWW!
yeah!!
Every person gets to have a nerd rant once in awhile! 🙂 THERE WILL BE SO MANY OPEN DOORS TO SO MANY AMAZING DISCOVERIES NOW!!!!!! Yay!
I KNOW AHHH! I’m STILL excited about this!
They are probably getting to work right now.
(Go Einstein!)
WAHOOO!