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The Various Ways to Die Inside a Black Hole

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Falling into a black hole never sounded like fun. How could it? Black holes are the darkest places in the universe, where not even light can escape the singularity’s immense gravitational pull. It wouldn’t be fun. But what, exactly, would happen?

This is actually a bit of a debate amongst physicists, who lately can’t even decide whether or not black holes exist. NOVA PBS boils down the debate in a new video that seeks, specifically, to answer the question of what would happen if you fell into a black hole. You would die, for sure. But how?

Forgive me for floating a spoiler, but you’ll either turn into spaghetti, toast, or scrambled eggs. [YouTube]

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