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How to Die as You Fall Into a Black Hole

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astronomical physicist. In his new book, he explains how to die as you fall into a black hole. The gravity at your feet becomes rapidly greater than the gravity at your head. Your feet start falling faster than your head does. You don't really... Initially you kind of feel good. But what happens is that stretch continues beyond comfort levels. And they're called the tidal forces. Tides on your body basically.

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