What Happens When You Get Near a Black Hole?

Astronomical collisions are a great way to learn about stuff. People expected that when this gas cloud came close to the black hole, it would be totally shredded by these tidal forces. Yet, the calculation suggested that this thing should be totally shredded. It sort of reminds me of when everybody saw that comet that was going to smash into jupiter. Yeit's exciting, unless you live in j Jupiter. If you just bought real estate in jupiter, i'm sorry, your investment is a waste.