Five Big Black Hole Puzzles Solved

"How do we know black holes exist? Would you like to know what it would be like to fall into one? Recent simulations and cutting-edge visuals are giving new insight into these strange objects and have helped us answer five big questions about them.

Credit: New Scientist TV" - YouTube
gharksays...

"before you quickly vanish forever into the singularity"

That's a shame, I was hoping the ride into the singularity would be a slow one so I could take some notes and perhaps come up with a short essay on the experience.

FancyLsays...

What would happen if you had a really long arm, that was VERY secure on one end and the other end crossed the event horizon (for matter, not light). Would the arm just disappear from that point, like it went through a portal? Does my question even make sense?

srdsays...

Your arm would be pulled apart by tidal forces long before that point simply because it is so long.

Supposing that it weren't, you wouldn't be able to pull back without losing the part that passed the event horizon, and you wouldn't be able to feel anything either beyond some point (the neuro-chemicals bridging the gaps between the neurons would be having a tough time crossing the gap). So for all intents and purposes:

Don't touch a black hole, you don't know where it's been!

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