Kip Thorne - Why Black Holes Are Astonishing

Black holes warp space and time, squeeze matter to a vanishing point, and trap light so that it cannot escape. Black holes, with masses millions or billions times that of our sun, sit at the center of galaxies. How can black holes perform such stupendous tricks, and what can we learn from them?

[arturpopielski]

This is by far the best explanation of this topic. Kip is one of the GOATS

[steviejd]

Surly the single most beautiful explanation of black hole science for us mere mortals. Kip is an incredible teacher. I can listen to this man all day, and what’s more, I understand what he’s saying.

[johnnyd]

This is the first description of black holes I’ve heard that says they do not contain matter. Suddenly all the other related phenomena of warping space and time, what happens beyond the event horizon, etc makes more sense. It’s one thing to know the equations but now to have it all comprehensible, well it’s just cool

[davevandersmit]

God almighty; this is the best six minutes I’ve spend in a long time.
Good gracious it feels good to know this!
Now I’ve got something worth pondering on my drive to and from work.

[serveandprotect]

This guy is AWESOME! I could listen to him for HOURS and not get bored for a second.

[dapdizzy]

I’ve watched numerous videos on the topic and this is probably one on the most brilliant and dense explanations of the concept without involving false approximations like dense matter etc. Brilliant!

[steviejd]

I’ve come back to this fabulous explanation of black hole science. Kip is a masterful teacher.

[hdavies]

obscenely frightening and at the same time gloriously fascinating

[waizwaidarenosa]

Kip Thorne is one of the few scientists who can bring these amazing concepts down to my level so I can understand them. He is so beautiful to listen to. Unfortunately, the videos are too short.

[Boogieplex]

This is probably the best explanation of a black hole on YouTube.

[riseandshinemrfriman]

I totally forgot about Mr. Thorne's speaking impairment -> "aeeeh" ...and almost choked on my soup from laughter, haha. Jesus, that caught me off guard. :P Bless this wonderful man, though. His wisdom and knowledge are a gift to mankind. :)

[packratswhatif]

The universe is truly amazing, and we can only see and understand to the limits of our minds.

[haroldfloyd]

There is no matter in a black hole! Gobsmacked on an epic scale! Dr. Thorne never fails to amaze me with his “oh, and by the way” details.

[robertschlesinger]

Excellent video interview with Kip Thorne, a leading expert with a deep understanding of the topics discussed.

[MAMP]

That’s the best black hole 🕳 explanation I’ve ever heard

[npm]

Kip’s happens when a black hole tries to swallow his words because he’s exposing them

[alexpearson]

Really good explanation; no mass is inside, what prevents space time from snapping back into its proper (non warped) place? Wasn’t it explain to us that mass tells space time how to
Curve? So how can you have a curvature in the absence of mass? Anyone, please feel free to comment....(intelligently mind you)

[tashriquekarriem]

Kip knows what is at the singularity we're just not on his level yet.

[phillynott]

I didn't understand just how strange blackholes are until now

[robotaholic]

omg he explained it so perfectly - I finally get it a little better