Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech

Black holes are objects of mystery and dread from which nothing can escape… but could they also be the foundations of future civilizations of unimaginable might and size.

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Credits:
Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech
Episode 434; February 15, 2024
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg
Fishy Tree
Jakub Grygier
Jeremy Jozwik
Ken York
Luca De Rosa
Sergio Botero
SpaceResourcesCGI

Music Courtesy of:
Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"
Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and ..."
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup", "Hydrogen Sonata"

0:00 Intro
06:18 Accretion Disk Utilization
08:00 Magnetic Field Exploitation
08:44 Penrose Process
10:19 Blandford-Znajek Process
12:06 Hawking Radiation