> devouring monster I think this misconception exists because of how many people don't understand gravity. Crossing the event horizon would involve a huge amou

> devouring monster I think this misconception exists because of how many people don't understand gravity. Crossing the event horizon would involve a huge amount of delta-v to de-orbit, unless you were extremely unlucky with your initial velocity. Most people think that they behave like stellar vacuum cleaners: you'll get sucked in if you're simply in the vicinity of one.