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How fast can a black hole spin?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Newtonian Picture of the Universe

In the Newtonian picture, gravity is just a force between two objects that have mass. In Einstein's view of the universe, where gravity is not a force, it's a curving of space time. Even with a really strong rope, even light that enters the event horizon is trapped. This is where Newtonian gravity no longer works to describe what's going on.

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