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4 Wochen her •

Today I learned
4 Wochen her •

TIL "Spaghettification" is a real word for what happens when things gets too close to a black hole.

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/what-happens-when-something-gets-too-close-to-a-black-hole/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9d9gh/til_spaghettification_is_a_real_word_for_what/

What Happens When Something Gets ‘Too Close' to a Black Hole? - NASA Science

Can a star be squeezed like a tube of toothpaste, flattened like a pancake, or stretched out like a piece of spaghetti? If there’s a black hole nearby, maybe.

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Only small-ish black holes. For very large one's the differential forces on your head and feet will not differ very much, so you won't be pulled into a spaghetto-shape.

Lucky you!

OK, you still fall in and eventually probably die in the singularity somewhere inside. Who knows.

Ricky Reusser 4 Wochen her •

Personally, I prefer some nice gnocchi phase nuclear pasta. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_pasta

yperiwn 4 Wochen her •

The Great Spaghetti Monster at work!

Oliver Schafeld 4 Wochen her •

Here's the NASA's Black Hole Field Guide

aka "How not to be spaghettified" 🤓 the kids in my astro class loved the style.

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/black-hole-week/field-guide/

Field Guide to Black Holes - NASA Science

Thinking about doing some black hole watching the next time you’re on an intergalactic vacation, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Well, look no further! This series of videos shows you everything you need to know.