| What is the ‘event horizon’ as described by Stephen Hawking and what does it mean for time, space and light?

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I just had to explain this to an actual 5 year old a few months ago.

Told him that a black hole sucks up everything, including light, which is why it’s all black. The event horizon is the point of no return. Once you cross that point, there’s no escape. You’ll stretch like spaghetti and time will slow down and then you’re gone.

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