Wow in the World Two Whats?! And A Wow! - The Hole Nine Yards
Mar 27, 2026
A playful quiz dives into black holes, exploring how they warp space and slow time. Tiny yet massive black holes and extreme density get a wild spotlight. The tale of imaging a black hole with a global telescope network makes science feel like a detective story. A lunar bonus question about moon water and Artemis adds an off-world twist.
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Live Call Wins Explain Spaghettification And Time Dilation
- Mindy and Guy run a quiz round where kids call in to guess which black hole facts are true.
- Cole from California correctly identified that black hole gravity can warp space and time, prompting explanation of time dilation and spaghettification.
Extreme Density Produces Light-Trapping Gravity
- Black holes have extreme density which produces enormous gravity that even light cannot escape.
- Hosts explain that gravity near black holes can stretch objects into 'spaghetti' and slow time, illustrating gravity's effect on space and time.
Caller Spotlights Atom Sized Black Holes
- The show presents a caller, Jessie from California, who selects the atom-sized black hole fact as true.
- Hosts describe scientists' belief that some black holes could be the size of an atom yet weigh as much as a mountain due to extreme density.