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To: BenLurkin

How does time react in a black hole? If not even light can escape, then it must warp time and space, so does that mean like a minute of our time would equal an infinite amount of time in a black hole?


2 posted on 06/20/2014 9:34:26 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hitlery: Incarnation of evil.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

I went to a planetarium show with my family not too long ago. The “astronomer” opined at the beginning that the laws of physics break down as you approach and cross the event horizon. He then went on to tell us that time freezes at the event horizon so you could actually watch the universe age and pass away there. Uh, dude... you already said the laws of physics break down... put away the equation and picture matter and energy screaming its way to a superdense core, not hanging out watching the universe go by.


8 posted on 06/20/2014 9:54:22 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
How does time react in a black hole? If not even light can escape, then it must warp time and space, so does that mean like a minute of our time would equal an infinite amount of time in a black hole?

You are pretty close to the truth. A black hole, I believe, is that region of space where time obtains a value of zero. In other words time stops. Assuming you could get inside the event horizon without getting ripped apart (you can't), you would never know it because you would never leave that instant in time.

11 posted on 06/20/2014 10:35:42 PM PDT by lafroste (matthewharbert.wix.com/matthew-harbert)
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