blackholes
Gravity's ultimate traps
Black holes are regions in space where gravity is so intense that nothing—not even light—can escape.
They form when massive stars collapse.
The term extends figuratively to anything that consumes resources without return: That project became a black hole for the budget.
Usually spelled as two words: black hole.
Point where values explode
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
- gravitational collapseInward fall from gravity
- supermassiveExtremely large in scale
- stellarOf or like celestial bodies
Schwarzschild radius · spacetime · spaghettification · quasar · gravitational waves · neutron star · tidal forces · gravitational lensing
Without legal effect
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- bottomlessHaving no base
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- consumingUsing up entirely
drain · sinkhole · pit · vortex · darkness · engulfing · vacuum · chasm
Endlessly expensive undertaking
- lossBeing without something
- deficitAmount still owed
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- sinkholeUnderground collapse crater
hemorrhaging · waste · debt · expenses · overhead · liabilities · red ink · unprofitable
- gapUnfilled space between
- unaccountedNot included or explained
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
classified · redacted · coverup · secrecy · hidden · obscured · censored · erased
singularity
Point where values explode
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
- gravitational collapseInward fall from gravity
- supermassiveExtremely large in scale
stellar · Schwarzschild radius · spacetime · spaghettification · quasar · gravitational waves · neutron star · tidal forces · gravitational lensing · interstellar
void
Without legal effect
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- bottomlessHaving no base
- emptinessAbsence of substance
consuming · drain · sinkhole · pit · vortex · darkness · engulfing · vacuum · chasm · nothingness
money pit
Endlessly expensive undertaking
sinkhole · hemorrhaging · waste · debt · expenses · overhead · liabilities · red ink · unprofitable · bottomless pit
data loss
- gapUnfilled space between
- unaccountedNot included or explained
- disappearanceAct of going missing
untraceable · classified · redacted · coverup · secrecy · hidden · obscured · censored · erased · deleted
blackholeswhite holes
Ejecting singularities, hypothetically
Big Bang · stars · quasars · supernovae · cosmic origins