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AMA | October 2022
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Is It Possible for a Black Hole to Spin So Fast It Would Tear Itself Apart?
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A spinning black hole will generally have the geometry of an oblate spheroid, much like the Earth. It is not possible for a black hole to spin so fast it would tear itself apart. But there is a limit that you reach where it's the fastest a black hole can spin. And this is what is called an extremal black hole.
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