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in a large bathtub to simulate cosmological effects. Comparing real black holes with her analog gravity experiments, Weinfurtner expresses wonder that the "startling mathematical similarities between them that emerge under certain conditions can be exploited", saying that "it just seems like nature
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threw us a bone when things are really hard". By decreasing the temperature in the water bath, Weinfurtner and her team were able to create a
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to simulate the conditions around a black hole. Weinfurtner traces the origin of the technique to her time working at the
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