# What's new in black hole theory?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-black-hole-theory/515689>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 30, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-black-hole-theory/515689 "2009-10-30T02:43:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-black-hole-theory/515689/21 "2009-12-08T21:47:45Z")

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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> Welcome to the Dope, but please take the time to read the threads thoroughly before you post in one.

Now, what would be the fun in that?

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**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-black-hole-theory/515689/22 "2009-12-09T01:30:51Z")

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> [@DesertDog](#):
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> Now, what would be the fun in that?

What would be the fun in what?

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**Author:** ![smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-black-hole-theory/515689/23 "2009-12-09T16:58:13Z")

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It’s like Marilyn Vos Savant always says: “Funny is easy, factual is easy. Lotsa luck getting both.”

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**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-black-hole-theory/515689/24 "2009-12-09T19:32:41Z")

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> [@Ponderoid](#):
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> [A link to the new column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2909/what-would-happen-if-you-were-swallowed-by-a-black-hole-revisited).
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> I think Cecil still missed the point. He covered the spaghettification issue when entering a typical stellar-mass hole, at least. But then he went on to the more interesting case where it’s possible to survive crossing the EH if the BH is large enough to make the tides negligible. He didn’t say anything about what that experience would be like.
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> \*\*\* Ponder

As you approach the even horizon, the black hole would appear to get bigger and bigger in your view, and when you cross it, the entire front half of your vision would be black. As you passed through, the visible universe would narrow in view behind you so it looked like you were falling into a well and could see out the top. Interestingly, that narrow view would comprise a whole 360 degree view around the black hole, though most of it would be compressed right around the edges of the “well hole”. Straight above, the view would be basically undisturbed though.

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