“We believe that black holes collapse to rings hitting very fast. If you follow through the ring you don't die. The mathematics says you fall straight through, perhaps to another universe.” IfsBelieveDiesFallUniverseBlackMathematicsRingsHolesCollapseHittingBlack HoleFollow Through Author:Michio Kaku
“There is a certain solipsism to serious illness which claims all of one's attention as certainly as an astronomical black hole seizes anything unlucky enough to fall within its critical radius.” EnoughCertainFallBlackAttentionSeriousClaimsIllnessCriticalHolesBlack HoleUnluckyRadiusSolipsismSerious Illness Book:The Hyperion Cantos 4-Book Bundle: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion Source: The Hyperion Cantos 4-Book Bundle: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion
“So while you're getting ripped apart head to toe as you fall into a black hole, you will also extrude through the fabric of space and time, like toothpaste squeezed through a tube. To all the words in the English language that describe ways to die (e.g., homicide, suicide, electrocution, suffocation, starvation) we add the term spaghettification.” WayScienceDiesFallLanguageBlackTermSpaceSuicideAddHolesFabricToesTime And SpaceEnglish LanguageStarvationTubesRippedBlack HoleHomicideToothpaste Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“While I'm a big fan of science fiction, especially as rendered in expensive Hollywood blockbusters, it's the real universe that calls to me. To fall into a black hole, that is more amazing than anything I've ever read in a science-fiction story.” RealStoriesBigsFallUniverseBlackFictionFansHollywoodScience FictionHolesExpensiveBlack HoleBlockbusterFiction Stories Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson