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How fast can a black hole spin?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Limits of Black Hole Speed

The surface of a black hole shouldn't be able to move faster than the speed of light. Black holes could not spin so fast that any given part would have such a high angular momentum, but being such massive bodies, they can spin really fast. There's another limitation to black hole speeds: That if black holes spin too fast, they might crack open and reveal what's inside them.

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