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The Meaning Of Human Existence, And The Search For Alien Life - Avi Loeb

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Benefits of Living Close to a Black Hole

If we were living close to a black hole rather than the sun we could throw our trash into the black hole and get clean energy in return. You can convert up to 42 percent of the rest mass of material that you throw into a black hole into pure radiation which is much more efficient than nuclear energy. There are lots of fun things you can do out just outside the black hole like surf, sail or send people on a death roll into it.

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