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Gary Stachelski 202123-Apr-24 3:29
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Black holes generating enormous power has been around in science fiction for a while (Arthur C. Clark - Imperial Earth (1976)). More recent in the Star Trek Universe with the Romulan D'deridex-class warbird uses an artificial quantum singularity as a power source for its warp propulsion drive.

from the Wikipedia article ( Black hole starship - Wikipedia[^])

" A black hole weighing 606,000 metric tons (6.06 × 108 kg) would have a Schwarzschild radius of 0.9 attometers (0.9 × 10–18 m, or 9 × 10–19 m), a power output of 160 petawatts (160 × 1015 W, or 1.6 × 1017 W), and a 3.5-year lifespan"

That's a lot of power from a tiny space.
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