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The largest Black Hole compared to Our Solar System (lemm.ee)
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The largest Black Hole compared to Our Solar System

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Ah, I didn't realize that. I guess that's a little more terrifying. Sounds like you could pass the event horizon and not be instantly crushed, but would have no way of ever escaping. You'd just eventually get sucked into the singularity.