# Edge of the universe and hawking radiation

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> [@EnolaStraight](#):
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> It has been stated that our universe is, in fact, “inside a black hole”, and the observable universe boundary is an event horizon.

That used to be a plausible hypothesis, a quarter-century ago. It’s since been disproved.

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