Our galaxy might hold thousands of ticking 'time bombs'
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 12:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the Hollywood blockbuster "Speed," a bomb on a bus is rigged to blow up if the bus slows down below 50 miles per hour. The premise - slow down and you explode - makes for a great action movie plot, and also happens to have a cosmic equivalent.