A black hole is an object with sufficient density that the force of gravity prevents anything from escaping from it except through quantum tunneling behavior. Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Milky Way A black hole is an object with a gravitational field so powerful that a region of space becomes cut off from the rest of the universe – no matter or radiation (including light) that has entered the region can...

Black Hole can also refer to:

in media:

• The Black Hole, a science fiction movie made in 1979
• Black Hole (2006 film), a Sci Fi original movie shown in 2006
• Black Hole (graphic novel), a series of comics by Charles Burns
• Black Hole (solitaire), a solitaire game with rules similar to another solitaire game, Golf
• Blackhole, in the fictional Star Wars expanded universe, the alias of Lord Cronal

in computing: Maximillian from The Black Hole The Black Hole is a 1979 science fiction movie directed for Walt Disney Productions by Gary Nelson. ... Spoiler warning: Black Hole is a Sci Fi original movie, directed by Tibor Takács, that asks the question: What if a particle accelerator went awry and created a black hole? The film explores this possibility as a black hole begins to form taking much of St. ... Black Hole is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Charles Burns. ... Black Hole is a solitaire card game that is akin to Golf and Tri Peaks, but its tableau is somewhat like that of La Belle Lucie. ... Agent Blackhole Lord Cronal, a male human and former Prophet of the Dark Side, was the true identity of Agent Blackhole, a mysterious Imperial Intelligence agent who collaborated with Darth Vader after the Battle of Yavin to locate Rebel Alliance bases. ...

• Black hole (networking), in computer networking, refers to a place where traffic is silently discarded
• In computer programming, a bit bucket, a place of permanent oblivion for data
• A black hole, the name of an archive, usually with the extension .bh

in games: In networking, black holes refer to places in the network where incoming traffic is silently discarded (or dropped), without informing the source that the data did not reach its intended recipient. ... The bit bucket was originally the container on teletype machines or IBM key punch machines into which chad from the paper tape punch or card punch was deposited. ...

• Black Hole (pinball game), a pinball game developed by Gottlieb
• Black Hole (arcade game), an arcade game by TDS
• Black Hole, one of the factions in the Advance Wars games
• A black hole glitch, a complicated glitch found in the video game Super Smash Bros. Melee
• In chess, a "Black Hole" is the name for a square on which a substantial number of pieces are killed

in government: Black Hole was a pinball game released in 1981 by Gottlieb. ... Black Hole is a shoot em up arcade game released by Tokyo Denshi Sekkei in 1981. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... This article is about the game named Advance Wars. ... Super Smash Bros. ... Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ...

• A legal black hole, a term in English Contract Law
• The Black Hole, NATO slang for a Russian Kilo class submarine
• A black hole, in defense contracting, slang for a work area allegedly hosting a black project

in tourist attractions: Kilo class is the NATO reporting name for a type of military diesel-electric submarines that are made in Russia. ... In the United States a black project is a top-secret military/defense project, unacknowledged by the government, military personnel, and defense contractors. ...

• The Black Hole, a rollercoaster at Alton Towers
• The Black Hole, a ride at the now defunct Las Vegas Wet 'n Wild water park

may refer to the following places: Alton Towers is one of the United Kingdoms most famous theme parks. ... Wet n Wild is a chain of United States water parks. ...

• Black Hole of Calcutta, the dungeon in which many British troops died in 1756
• The Black Hole, common slang for the home stadium of the Oakland Raiders, especially the area of seats in the end zone section on the home side
• The Black Hole, was a nickname for the tunnel in the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One race

in music: The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small dungeon where troops of the Nawab of Bengal held British prisoners of war after the capture of Fort William on June 20, 1756. ... City Oakland, California Other nicknames The Silver and Black, Da Raidahs Team colors Silver and Black Head Coach Lane Kiffin Owner Al Davis General manager Al Davis League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC... The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. ...

• Black Hole, a brand of endpin stop for a cello or bass
• Songs from the Black Hole, a never released Weezer album
• "Black Hole Sun", a Soundgarden song from their 1994 album Superunknown
• Black Holes and Revelations, the fourth album of the group Muse
• Supermassive Black Hole (song), a single from the group Muse
• "Black Hole", a song by Beck
• Black Hole Recordings, a record label
• "Beyond The Black Hole", Gamma Ray song from album, Somwhere Out In Space
• "Kids of the Black Hole", a song by The Adolescents.

in business: The endpin is the component of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor. ... Songs from the Black Hole is an unreleased, unfinished Weezer album. ... Black Hole Sun is a song by 1990s grunge band Soundgarden. ... Superunknown is the fourth album by the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden. ... Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse, released in July 2006. ... In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek , Mousai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- think[1]) are a number of goddesses or spirits who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music and dance. ... Supermassive Black Hole is a song by English rock band Muse and is the third track on their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Black Hole Recordings is a Netherlands recording label founded by one of the worlds leading DJs Tijs Verwest (DJ Tiësto), and Arny Bink in 1997. ... This article is about electromagnetic radiation. ... Kids of the Black Hole is a song by The Adolescents. ...

• a black hole, any effort which consumes time, energy, or other resources without yielding a useful result

See also

• Micro black hole, mini black hole, or quantum mechanical black hole; a black hole on a quantum level or with quantum effects

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