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Created by the collapse of: [massive stars] [Florida limestone bedrock]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Falling into a black hole is almost always fatal.

Almost??

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Happened to me last Tuesday and I'm still alive.
But I admit I got lucky with the angle, and the cats.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's entirely possible to live inside the event horizon. "Falling" is a problematic word.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you get spaghettified inside the event horizon?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Only if the tidal forces are large enough. For a small black hole, the tidal forces will kill you before you reach the EH.

See here for speculation on civilizations inside a massive black hole: https://www.academia.edu/10665641/Is_there_life_inside_black_holes