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Spaghettification: How Black Hole Kills You

28 May 2024

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A black hole is region where gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it

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So that would happen if you get too close to a black hole? According to NASA, it will result into spaghettification

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It refers to the process where objects are stretched and elongated by strong tidal forces near a black hole

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This means the pull of gravity would be so strong that you'd be stretched into a long, thin noodle of material

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Spaghettification occurs due to extreme difference in gravitational pull between the nearest and farthest parts of an object

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When falling towards a black hole, an object is stretched in the direction of the black hole (and compressed perpendicular to it)

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The term is derived from the visual analogy of an object being stretched into a long, thin shape like spaghetti

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Theoretical models suggest that any object, including stars and planets, would undergo spaghettification near a black hole

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Space.com says that the violent process generates extremely bright flares that can be seen with instruments on Earth

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The concept was popularised by physicist Stephen Hawking, enhancing public understanding of black hole physics

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