In honor of Simon Bond's classic book ''One Hundred and One Uses for a Dead Cat'' (ISBN 0517545160 ), WardsWiki brings you: '''101 uses for black holes''' Only 14 uses have been suggested so far; which means there are 87 more to go. * Perfect Toilet. ** But what if Hawking Radiation happens in chunks instead of gradual? Random [Bleep] balls appear. *** Then you call the roto-rooter guy, he comes and pumps out your black hole, and trucks it to who-knows-where. (Though one wonders how well that giant hose would work in the vacuum of space...) * Perfect DisposalOfRadioactiveMaterial. * MassDestructionWeapon. - ''indeed, a perfect WMD - it would destroy anyone who tried to use it.'' * A real DevNull * A very large lens * As a DarkEmitter (see DarkSuckers) (''DoctorSeuss, in one of his children's books, features a device called a "flashdark"--which, as you can imagine, performs the opposite function of a flashlight'') * You can trap one in a wicker net with a candle: http://flea.sourceforge.net/singularitySnare.png ** ''But that's not a '''use''' for a BlackHole' that's how you catch one...'' ** And, since when are BH's shiney? * Put a door just outside the EventHorizon saying "executive washroom". Tell the PointyHairedBoss that he's just been granted a new perk... * Convenient place to find all your missing socks in one spot * Repository for [undesirable] source code * The ideal Suburban Extension to certain large cities. ** It would also be a good replacement for the proposed I-338 freeway in the Bay Area (http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/ix38.html#338ca) * Ultimate status-symbol click-clack-ball desk toy * Great golf-course hazard. "And here's Tiger's approach shot... he's got to be careful here; this shot will take him awfully close to the EventHorizon of the BlackHole here at Pebble Beach--I'd suggest that he try and hit it to the edge of the green. He lines it up... looks good..." "Oh! It went straight into another universe, Bob! That's a one-stroke penalty; he'll have to hit a perfect approach on the next shot just to have a chance at making ''bogey''!" * Hollywood movie plot device. Don't worry about getting the details right. * Destination for unwanted chunks of refactored WikiWikiWeb pages (if you fear being labelled DeleteMad). * Make a very, very long rope. Wind it around a spool connected to a generator. Throw one end into a black hole. Voila! Electricity! * Shouting match victory device. When somebody shouts "you suck!", pull out the black-hole, say "I sure do", and suck them in.