why dont blackholes destroy the universe?

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if there is even just one blackhole, wouldnt it just keep on consuming matter and eventually consume everything?

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Think like a shop vac hose put in the middle of a shops floor covered in woodchips. Turn the vacume on and hold the hose stationary. It will consume all the dust with in a range of the nossle however its not pulling all the rooms sawdust to it self.

That edge is like the event horizon of the black hole. It can’t get at things beyond that range.

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