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What Happens When the Black Hole Comes to Earth?
Einstein's general theory of relativity shows us that at the center of a black hole, the gravitational force exceeds everything molecular and atomic. And in fact, it compresses matter to a point of infinitely small size, which means it has infinite density. What is happening at that point since you have these streams of particles that are now just... They're not even particles. Where do they go? So the only way to find out, Chuck, is if we send to you, and report back.
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