What Would Happen if you fell into a Black Hole?

Imagine that your on a science mission to study black holes when through no fault of their own, one of the crew ends up outside the ship and being pulled towards the blackhole. With no prospect of rescue how long would our astronaut survive once over the event horizon and what would happen to hem once they disappear from our universe. In this video we look at what might happen, would they even make it to the horizon and if they did how long they might survive once inside.

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[thany]

In a nutshell: you get eternal life, but only for a few minutes.

[paulhaynes]

Hardly understood any of that - but there were no ads, before or during the video, for which you have my eternal gratitude...

[mickeyfilmer]

Even though I have read "A Brief History of Time" more than once-it still makes my brain hurt when I think about these things. Great video Paul- you never disappoint!

[marcodebruin]

Great video on the effects black hole event horizons, nice clear explanations :)
I have only one gripe: the pronunciation of Karl Schwarzschild's name. He was german, and his name is a combination of the two words Schwarz (meaning "black", pronounced "shwarts" as you did) and Schild (meaning "shield", pronounced "sheeld", almost identical as its english equivalent "shield"). The actual meaning of his name is in itself a curious coincident given his scientific work on the event horizon of a black hole.

[benschweiger]

A note: the "John Mitchell" pictured at 1:20 is John Mitchel (one L), an Irish nationalist and writer. Born ~95 years after this John Michell (clergyman, no T). Otherwise, great video as always, Paul.

[spookyjacket]

I love how clearly you communicate difficult ideas so that even those with little to no knowledge of science can get an understanding of what's going on. Thanks for making these topics accessible and enjoyable to watch :)

[greasymonkey]

Mind officially blown - yet another stellar video, thanks 👍

[erickmcgraw]

thanks so much for your research and production of these series. Much appreciated!

[giovanniguaitini]

I really have to compliment you: among numberless videos about this subject somehow you have managed to synthesize the information in a comprehensive and original way. Some thing that you point out made me say "wow, I never thought abaut it his way!".
Thumbs up!

[brianmessemer]

Romilly: Gargantua's an older spinning black hole. It's what we call a "gentle singularity."
Cooper: Gentle...
Romilly: They're hardly gentle, but the tidal gravity is so quick that something crossing the horizon fast might survive. A probe, say...
Cooper: What happens after it crosses?
Romilly: After the horizon is a complete mystery. So, what's to say there isn't some way that the probe can glimpse the singularity and relay the quantum data? If he's equipped to transmit every form of energy that can pulse...
TARS: Just when did this probe become a "he", professor?

That's damned good science/sci-fi writing. Informative and thought-provoking while also being funny. I really liked how this actor played Romilly, and the voice actors who played TARS and CASE were fantastic.

[CarMake]

Another amazing video Paul! Thank you! From about 9:35 or so (time perceived differently by astronaut/observer) reminded me of my, probably favourite, Futurama episode: The Late Phillip J Fry. It's difficult for a cartoon to make you feel true emotion but that one really has!
Keep up the great work Paul! Ta

[regolith]

Current theoretical models indicate that if you fall into a black hole, you get trapped inside a bookshelf.

[darchamikar]

Schwarzschild is actually pronounced more like "Shvaats shilld". Translated from German it literally means "black shield".
Funny thing is that when I first heard of this in physics class I didn't realize the Schwarzschildradius was named after its discoverer but just called like that because light doesn't get through once inside of it.

[GregiiFlieger]

Paul, your best video…. Ever! A compilation of so many theories, across so many questions of what is beyond what we both know and surmise. Going to watch this video 1000 times. Outstanding and awe inspiring. Congrats!

[markcasey]

Paul. Wonderful work. The way you described space speeding up and light not being able to keep pace, is simple and understandable. Nice one!

[lucf]

this channel is just one of the best on yt, personally my top 3

[robertmiller]

I guess "you die when the accretion disk radiation overwhelms your ship's shielding long before you reach the event horizon" isn't as fun.

[baxterboy]

The best explanation of a black hole I've ever heard.. Loved it. 👍👍

[HazelS]

Another absolute Jaw dropper thank you for all your hard work Paul these videos really make you question the universe and thats what science is all about Curiosity!!!

[mpireoutdoors]

As soon as I hear your voice I'm hooked mate. All the best.