Black hole photo gives birth to hilarious memes – from spaghetti hoops to the Eye of Sauron

The internet has truly outdone itself

SPACE scientists wowed the world yesterday with the first ever photo of a black hole.

Predictably, the snap of a distant orange ring has been compared to a bunch of hilarious objects by internet jokers.

A popular theme was the Eye of Sauron – the all-seeing baddy from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

One Twitter user wrote: "Love to probe distant galaxies only to discover they're inhabited by the Eye of Sauron."

Another said: "That's no black hole, they found Sauron. Middle Earth here we come."

But the comparisons weren't all doom and gloom.

One joker quipped that the black hole looks like a spaghetti hoop.

Another said it resembles a cat's peeper.

And of course, there were the inevitable Brexit comparisons.

One tweeter posted the black hole photo with the caption: "Scientists reveal the deep thinking and careful planning at the heart of Brexit."

Another said: "Still not as big as the black hole that following Brexit has created in my soul."

You can read our coverage of yesterday's groundbreaking photo here.

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