Nothing is darker than a black hole. It's an area of zero light, zero hope, and the impossibility of ever returning.
Now another video has surfaced answering the question: 'What would we see if fell into a Black Hole?'
Viewers are watching the scary reality of the events that would unfold if we did, and the hopelessness that instantly follows.
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The video begins by defining a Black Hole as a 'space-time bubble which has an intense gravity.' It goes on to explain that, despite the existence of many distant black holes in our universe, they pose no threat to us on Earth. However, physicists can use them to help understand the complexity of the universe.
The video guides viewers through the three dark phases of falling into a Black Hole, illustrating events before, during, and after crossing the horizon.
Upon crossing the horizon - the border of the Black Hole - the video portrays the reality of the experience. And it is bleak.
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Any signals sent out to the outside world will 'never reach their destination.'
Illustrating a lonely astronaut descending into a black atmosphere, viewers are made aware that once you're below the horizon, 'everything is destined to fall downwards with no hope of ever coming out.'
And that's just the start of the process before 'anything has really happened.'
Then, the video explains the difference in pull forces as one drifts towards the centre of the Black Hole. With our head further away from the centre than our body, our body 'dislocates' and very quickly 'becomes torn apart.' This phenomenon is known as spaghettification.
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The process is bleakly animated from a first-person astronaut perspective showing them being pulled until their camera only captures darkness.
Despite the dark reality of Black Holes, viewers are appreciating the video's simplified approach on complex subjects, breaking down common misconceptions. One example is refuting the idea that we would watch the entire history of the universe unfold before our eyes.
Viewers are expressing a mix of fear and fascination with Black Holes, with one comment saying: 'Space is terrifying but at the same time just incredibly interesting.'
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Some are truly haunted by the idea of passing the event horizon: 'Black holes have and will still always continue to terrify me, as well as amaze me. Just the idea of going towards a black hole, knowing I will inevitably be ripped to shreds and turned into nothing more than super dense particles in the centre is frightening as all hell.'
Whilst other exclaimed: 'There's something very haunting about passing the event horizon, knowing you'll never return, but seeing the spaceship you came from getting larger as if you were being given a second chance to reconsider.'
Similar positive responses have been seen on other scientific mini-documentaries on YouTube as of recent, such as the last events of the universe, and what would happen if the moon was to disappear.