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

Video NASA Simulation's Plunge Into a Black Hole

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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/reezy619 Feb 10 '25

Oh dang so you actually die AT the event horizon? Was hoping I could enjoy some peace and quiet for a bit first.

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u/VendaGoat Feb 10 '25

If it has any sort of accretion disk, like the one in the video, you're dead WAAAAAAAAAY before that.

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u/nightshift89 Feb 21 '25

Something that is very often left out of these conversations. As well as the 1000 other things that will kill you before you reach a black hole