How do black holes “consume” light?
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One aspect of black holes needs to be specified:
The event horizon, the “black ball” of a black hole, is not a thing, an object like a star. It’s a place, a point of no return. Below that point, to escape it’s gravity, an object needs to travel faster than light to avoid falling further in. Light, or anything else, does not travel faster than light. That’s why it’s black.
There’s another bizarre aspect of a black hole. Space and time flip places. The centre of the black hole is no longer a point in space. It’s an inevitable future. All roads lead to ~~Rome~~ the singularity. Any attempt to try to accelerate away just makes you reach it faster.
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