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<p>Two deadly cases today sent in by listeners to <a href="mailto:curiouscases@bbc.co.uk">curiouscases@bbc.co.uk</a></p><p>The Dark Star "What's inside a black hole and could we fly a spaceship inside?" asks Jorge Luis Alvarez from Mexico City.</p><p>Astrophysicist Sheila Rowan explains how we know invisible black holes actually exist. Plus cosmologist Andrew Pontzen is on hand to help cook one up.</p><p>But which of our intrepid doctors will volunteer to fly into the heart of a black hole?</p><p>Kate Bush’s Sonic Weapon "It started while listening to the excellent Experiment IV by Kate Bush. The premise of the song is of a band who secretly work for the military to create a 'sound that could kill someone'. Is it scientifically possible to do this?" asks Paul Goodfield.</p><p>Hannah consults acoustic engineer Trevor Cox to ask if sonic weapons could kill. And Adam delves into subsonic frequencies with parapsychologist Chris French to investigate their spooky effects.</p><p>Plus the team investigates the Curious Case of the Embassy in Cuba – could a sonic weapon really be responsible for the wide-ranging symptoms reported by American diplomats in Havana?</p><p>You can send your scientific mysteries for the team to investigate to: <a href="mailto:curiouscases@bbc.co.uk">curiouscases@bbc.co.uk</a></p><p>Picture: A computer-generated image of a rich star field with a Black Hole in front of it which distorts starlight into a brilliant ring around itself, Credit: BBC </p><p>Producer: Michelle Martin</p>
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