Video Recommendations for Black Holes & other space-related phenomena

In summary, my students are very interested in black holes and I think it would be a good idea to find a video to tie the concepts of black holes to physics. The first movie that came to my mind is the "My Favorite Universe" video.
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I am currently a student-teacher pursuing my teaching certificate for high school physics. Over the past month or so, my students have been asking a lot about black holes. Since they are showing such an interest in space, I thought it might be a good idea to find a video to show them to connect their interest in black holes with the material that we have been covering over the past several months. Does anyone have any recommendations for a video that would tie the concepts of black holes to physics?

Thank you in advance.
 
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I'm probably wrong, but there aren't too many black hole movies. I have watched this one,
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847198/My_Favorite_Universe_-__04_-_Death_by_Black_Hole_avi.part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847371/My_Favorite_Universe_-__04_-_Death_by_Black_Hole_avi.part2.rar.html

Obiviously your students want to see a lot of animations of bloody holes, but in this one there aren't any. Guy only talks about black holes without actually showing anything. I think you'd better do showing them some movie on N. Tesla, indeed it would impress them much more than black holes that people aren't even sure that are holes.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2256433507046558974&q=tesla&pl=true"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5834867580747017149&q=secrets+tesla&pl=true"

I'd suggest the first one, first :rolleyes:
 
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I believe the Discovery Channel had something on supermassive black holes a little while back, so I'm sure they have it on DVD by now. I didn't catch it personally, however, so I can't tell you much about it.
 
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Hi,

I'm very interested on watching this movie your refer


http://rapidshare.de/files/11847198/...part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847371/...part2.rar.html


have downloaded it but RAR asks for password. Could you please provide?

Thank you very much.
 
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heartless said:
I'm probably wrong, but there aren't too many black hole movies. I have watched this one,
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847198/My_Favorite_Universe_-__04_-_Death_by_Black_Hole_avi.part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847371/My_Favorite_Universe_-__04_-_Death_by_Black_Hole_avi.part2.rar.html

Obiviously your students want to see a lot of animations of bloody holes, but in this one there aren't any. Guy only talks about black holes without actually showing anything. I think you'd better do showing them some movie on N. Tesla, indeed it would impress them much more than black holes that people aren't even sure that are holes.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2256433507046558974&q=tesla&pl=true"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5834867580747017149&q=secrets+tesla&pl=true"

I'd suggest the first one, first :rolleyes:


Could you please give us the pass for RAR as well. Thank you.
 
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haiha said:
Could you please give us the pass for RAR as well. Thank you.

I would be interested to watch this also. :D
 

1. What is a black hole?

A black hole is a region of space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape its grasp. This is due to a large amount of mass being concentrated in a very small area, causing a strong curvature of space-time.

2. How are black holes formed?

Black holes are formed when a massive star runs out of fuel and collapses under its own gravity. This collapse causes the star's core to become incredibly dense, resulting in a black hole.

3. Can black holes be seen?

No, black holes cannot be seen directly because they do not emit any light. However, we can observe their effects on surrounding matter, such as gas and stars that are being pulled into the black hole.

4. Are there different types of black holes?

Yes, there are three main types of black holes: stellar black holes, intermediate black holes, and supermassive black holes. Stellar black holes are the most common and are formed from the collapse of a single massive star. Intermediate black holes are larger, and their origins are still a topic of debate. Supermassive black holes are found at the center of most galaxies and are believed to have formed from the merging of multiple black holes.

5. Can anything escape from a black hole?

Based on our current understanding of physics, nothing can escape from a black hole once it has passed the event horizon (the point of no return). However, there are theories that suggest information may be able to escape through quantum effects, but this has yet to be proven.

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