‘You sail straight into nature’s most ominous destination without so much as a bump or a jiggle – and certainly no stretching, slowing or scalding radiation. That’s because you’re in freefall, and therefore you feel no gravity: something Einstein called his “happiest thought”.
In a big enough black hole, you could live out the rest of your life pretty normally
After all, the event horizon is not like a brick wall floating in space. It’s an artefact of perspective. An observer who remains outside the black hole can’t see through it, but that’s not your problem. As far as you’re concerned there is no horizon.
Sure, if the black hole were smaller you’d have a problem. The force of gravity would be much stronger at your feet than at your head, stretching you out like a piece of spaghetti.
But lucky for you this is a big one, millions of times more massive than our Sun, so the forces that might spaghettify you are feeble enough to be ignored.
In fact, in a big enough black hole, you could live out the rest of your life pretty normally before dying at the singularity.
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…So the laws of physics require that you be both outside the black hole in a pile of ashes and inside the black hole alive and well. Last but not least, there’s a third law of physics that says information can’t be cloned. You have to be in two places, but there can only be one copy of you.’
Maybe it’s a worm hole. Then the guy falling into it better hope it not one of those wrap around worm holes. If it is, he’ll just go through eternity falling but never getting anywhere.
juncarlo over 5 years ago
Maybe he appears in another universe.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 5 years ago
Cool. But he’s gotta pop up or pop back somewhere.
Zebrastripes over 5 years ago
Going dooooooownnnnnn……
vics_machine Premium Member over 5 years ago
“The Godfather Particle”.
The Reader Premium Member over 5 years ago
Louie the Louse is going to be swimming with the quarks.
John Wiley Premium Member over 5 years ago
Spaghettification would make me think twice about angering the mob.
Roy Lamberton over 5 years ago
now he can squeal on them in another dimension….
Radish... over 5 years ago
He will come out of the black hole of Calcutta.
J Quest over 5 years ago
Gravity Depravity…
Silly Season over 5 years ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150525-a-black-hole-would-clone-you
‘You sail straight into nature’s most ominous destination without so much as a bump or a jiggle – and certainly no stretching, slowing or scalding radiation. That’s because you’re in freefall, and therefore you feel no gravity: something Einstein called his “happiest thought”.
In a big enough black hole, you could live out the rest of your life pretty normally
After all, the event horizon is not like a brick wall floating in space. It’s an artefact of perspective. An observer who remains outside the black hole can’t see through it, but that’s not your problem. As far as you’re concerned there is no horizon.
Sure, if the black hole were smaller you’d have a problem. The force of gravity would be much stronger at your feet than at your head, stretching you out like a piece of spaghetti.
But lucky for you this is a big one, millions of times more massive than our Sun, so the forces that might spaghettify you are feeble enough to be ignored.
In fact, in a big enough black hole, you could live out the rest of your life pretty normally before dying at the singularity.
.
…So the laws of physics require that you be both outside the black hole in a pile of ashes and inside the black hole alive and well. Last but not least, there’s a third law of physics that says information can’t be cloned. You have to be in two places, but there can only be one copy of you.’
William Bednar Premium Member over 5 years ago
Maybe it’s a worm hole. Then the guy falling into it better hope it not one of those wrap around worm holes. If it is, he’ll just go through eternity falling but never getting anywhere.
Mikey over 5 years ago
Maybe that’s where Jimmy Hoffa ended up.
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
Don’t forget your towel.
paranormal over 5 years ago
The Mafia Black Hole…
zeexenon over 5 years ago
Caused nary a ripple in the space-time continuum.
sufamelico over 5 years ago
I see that the selected customer is wearing the “One size fits all” shoe!