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The problem is that you don't understand how an event horizon works. It's not a definite border where suddenly there's a lot more gravity. It's the point at whi
by Sir_Cmpwn 13y ago
The problem is that you don't understand how an event horizon works. It's not a definite border where suddenly there's a lot more gravity. It's the point at which gravity becomes strong enough (note that gravitational forces are still very strong right next to the event horizon) that not even light could avoid being pulled into the singularity eventually.
You wouldn't have to travel directly into the signularity, if that helps clarify things. You could orbit around it for a while and your orbit would decay in a spiral pattern.
This excerpt from Wikipedia might be helpful: https://mediacru.sh/rd-9YJEtJRGo https://mediacru.sh/rd-9YJEtJRGo
I would expect that you'd be torn apart by tidal forces before you reached the event horizon anyway.
- splat 13y agoYou would be torn apart by tidal forces before reaching the event horizon of a stellar mass black hole, but you wouldn't be torn apart by tidal forces before reaching the event horizon of a supermassive black hole.