What would happen if you fell into a black hole?

[my porsche]

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson explains, pretty interesting stuff, and wait for the term of death by black hole.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNc-JLysk9Y&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

[henk4]

my first reaction was: You will be greeted by George W. Bush.....

[NSXType-R]

I saw that today.

Would you last long enough to feel all of that?

Probably not.

[Rockefella]

my first reaction was: You will be greeted by George W. Bush.....

Or Stephen Hawking.

[derekthetree]

Spaghettification was always my favourite term for this occurrence

[cargirl1990]

Alternate Universe?

[Alastor]

I saw that today.

Would you last long enough to feel all of that?

Probably not.

It depends on the size of blackhole, a small blackhole it all happens quickly, but in a large black hole it takes more time (on the order of hours maybe?) to get from the event horizon to the center so the effect would be much more pronounced.

[my porsche]

I saw that today.

Would you last long enough to feel all of that?

Probably not.

That's another interesting debate, the theory is that time slows as you go further into the black hole, but supposedly your internal clock does as well, so would it "feel" instant? Or would it seem to last a lengthy period of time (hours? days? millenia?)?

[NSXType-R]

It depends on the size of blackhole, a small blackhole it all happens quickly, but in a large black hole it takes more time (on the order of hours maybe?) to get from the event horizon to the center so the effect would be much more pronounced.

That's another interesting debate, the theory is that time slows as you go further into the black hole, but supposedly your internal clock does as well, so would it "feel" instant? Or would it seem to last a lengthy period of time (hours? days? millenia?)?

That's some pretty wacky stuff. Thing is, would it be happening so slowly then that you don't feel anything?

My head hurts.

[clutch-monkey]

That's another interesting debate, the theory is that time slows as you go further into the black hole, but supposedly your internal clock does as well, so would it "feel" instant? Or would it seem to last a lengthy period of time (hours? days? millenia?)?

try it and let us know.. :P
i agree though; blackholes are crazy, we ned to know more about them.

[LTT]

You mean ignoring the fact this all takes place in the vaccum of space, in which we cannot survive? Even if you're in a space suit the second it becomes comprimised, its lights out.

So no, you wouldn't feel it.

That's some pretty wacky stuff. Thing is, would it be happening so slowly then that you don't feel anything?

My head hurts.

[wwgkd]

You mean ignoring the fact this all takes place in the vaccum of space, in which we cannot survive? Even if you're in a space suit the second it becomes comprimised, its lights out.

So no, you wouldn't feel it.

Even if you go out an airlock you've got something like 30 seconds before you die, a slow leak from a suit would take longer.

[johnnynumfiv]

Wouldn't you freeze quickly in space?

[cargirl1990]

Wouldn't you freeze quickly in space?

Let alone suffocate.

[Blue Supra]

Pretty simple:

you would die if not already dead. The end.