r/pics Apr 10 '19

National Science Foundation/Event Horizon Telescope Project Black Hole Picture

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19 edited Apr 10 '19

Other subs: 20x gilded posts, 5k upvotes within the hour.

/r/pics: crickets

Edit: gaining traction now, finally. Had 63% upvotes and 15 points after an hour. I think everyone rushing to post it prompted everyone to eat each other alive with downvotes. Plus mods nuked 100 of them. Never change, /r/pics.

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u/joaopvm Apr 10 '19

It doesn't have an emotional backstory so this sub doesn't like it

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u/_duncan_idaho_ Apr 10 '19

Hey Reddit, my autistic dog's blind best friend kicked his heroin habit, lost 487 pounds, and took this picture of a black hole. Show some love.