What would happen if you would try to get close to a black hole? - Deepstash
What would happen if you would try to get close to a black hole?

What would happen if you would try to get close to a black hole?

First of all, you would see the strangest funhouse mirror in the universe. Matter isn't the only thing orbiting a black hole: Gravity is so strong near them that light can orbit too. 

  • If you hovered just outside the event horizon, at the photon sphere, in any direction you'd just see yourself!
  • Straight ahead would be the back of your own head, as light travels around the black hole to your eyes.

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