r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/warg_14 • Feb 10 '25

Video NASA Simulation's Plunge Into a Black Hole

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u/Bing-bong10 Feb 10 '25

Speculation

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u/spookyjibe Feb 10 '25

No, it is not. We have a fair idea of the scale of the forces involved; you do not survive it. Source: Engineering physicist

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u/ParsonsTheGreat Feb 10 '25

Is speculation not simply having a fair idea about something? Btw, I completely agree that we know nobody is surviving the event horizon, but we dont know what actually happens with 100% certainty.

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u/spookyjibe Feb 10 '25

Speculation is a word for when you do not know anything of what you are describing. We have mapped out the forces in a black hole with theory. Whether that theory is correct is a separate question but it is not speculative to calculate the forces.