Everything Everywhere Daily Black Holes (Encore)
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Dec 6, 2024 Dive into the fascinating yet eerie world of black holes, where gravity's pull creates the universe's most powerful phenomena. Explore the transformation of stars under gravitational forces and uncover the mysterious lifecycle that leads to black holes. Delve into their unique characteristics, like singularities and event horizons, while grappling with the tension between general relativity and quantum mechanics. The cosmic implications of these enigmatic giants will leave you questioning what we really know about the universe.
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Gravity's Strength
- Gravity, the weakest fundamental force, can become the strongest with enough mass.
- Picking up an object overcomes Earth's entire gravitational pull with your arm.
Experiencing High Gravity
- A 2G environment would feel like carrying your own weight on your shoulders.
- Higher Gs make movement progressively harder, with 10Gs breaking bones.
Stellar Collapse
- Stars collapse under their own gravity when they can no longer produce fusion.
- Depending on mass, they become white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes.