Can black holes “eat” matter indefinitely or is there a limit? Do they ever have trouble absorbing large masses or is it always the same?

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Can black holes “eat” matter indefinitely or is there a limit? Do they ever have trouble absorbing large masses or is it always the same?

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Answer 1

A black hole wouldn’t have trouble absorbing a large mass as the way that it absorbs is similar to how we eat.

The stuff is made smaller and smaller until it is easy to digest. In our case we chew our food, in the black holes case it will destroy the stuff down to an atomic level.